bentley, lionel samuel
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Service Number 1779. Died of Wounds 28th August 1915. 16th Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli PeninsulaTRANSCRIPT
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bentley, Lionel Samuel Service Number 1779
Died of Wounds 28th August 1915 16th Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli Peninsula
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And Vivienne Tranter
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NAME Bentley-Lionel Samuel
SERVICE NO 1779
UNIT 18th Battalion AIF 2
nd Reinforcements
RANK Pte.
DATE OF BIRTH/AGE 19 yrs 7 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Tenterfield, NSw
OCCUPATION Labourer
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 11 Jun 1915
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Liverpool, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE 13th Inf 13A area
NEXT OF KIN Father;- Geoffrey William Bentley Mother;- Louise, of “Dyrabba” Addison Rd Marrickville, NSW
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height 5’ 101/2 “, Weight 140 lbs, Chest 33-35, Complexion Fresh, Eyes Brown, Hair Dk Brown.
RELIGION Church of England
EMBARKED Sydney per HMAT A61 “Kanawna” 19 Jun 1915
DISEMBARKED
WOUNDED eyewitness account;- Pte L Olley 1741 stated he was with Bentley when he had his arm blown off with a bomb, Pte Olley & Cpl Rose moved Bentley into trench on Hill 60.
DIED 28 Aug 1915 of wounds Gun Shot wound Abdomen/ Bentley died at 16th
Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, Gallipoli Peninsula
BURIED Believed to be Hill 60 (Lone Pine) Group of Cemeteries (Embarkation Pier Cemetery) GI.18. actual grave unknown/ Buried no 2 outpost, main grave and 100yds from right Bank, Chalet Dare, 200 yds from beach, Chaplain T J O’Connor
MEDALS 1914-15 Star 18494, British War Medal 14424, Victory Medal 14367, Mem Plaque & Scroll 310665
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS Disc, Purse, two Bibles, Letters & Cards
WILL All Property & effects to Mother Louise Bentley
CORRESPONDENCE Letter dated June 1915, giving permission to enlist signed G W Bentley, Peak Hill Form Dated 20 May 1922 signed G W Bentley, authorize Louise Bently to col-lect Memorial Plaque on his behalf Letter 16 Jun 1967 from Miss Eliza Mary Louise Bentley (May) sister of 29 Gueudecourt Ave Earlwood, requesting new Anzac Medal
RED CROSS REPORT
Informant Pte L Olley 1741
20/12/1915
Witness was with Bentley on 28
th Aug in a trench at hill 60, when he had his
arm blown off with a bomb.
RED CROSS REPORT
Informant Cpl Rose, Storeman 18 AIF Gezira OS Cairo 19/1/1916
Witness saw Bentley on Aug 28 in the second charge, when his arm was shattered by a bomb, His chums pulled him into the trench where he died.
Barrier Miner Saturday 9
th October 1915.
DIED OF WOUNDS
Private L. S. Bentley, Marrickville, August 28
Gosford Times 7.6.1917.
Private Ernest R. Bentley, brother of Mr G. W. Bentley, of the Times staff, died at Sydney on Thursday last, and was interred at Rookwood cemetery on Friday. Deceased enlisted with the A.I.F., but was invalided home suffering from diabetes. Some years ago he was employed in a solicitor’s office at Wyong. His younger brother, Lionel was at the age of 16 killed in action shortly after landing in Gallipoli.
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