Regimental number | 395 |
Place of birth | Terang, Victoria |
School | Terang State School No 617, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Painter |
Address | The Parade, Terang, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Sarah Ann Bentley, The Parade, Terang, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 8th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/25/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board Transport A24 Benalla on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Warrant Officer (Class II) |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Corbie, Somme Sector, France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 24 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 24 |
Place of burial | Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XII, Row F, Grave No. 4), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Terang Cemetery, Victoria. Parents: George (d. 28 September 1895, aged 45; bu. Terang) and Sarah Ann (d. 19 august 1939; bu. Terang) BENTLEY. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |