HARTLEY, Francis Bennett
| Service Number: | 2046 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wilcannia, NSW, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Clipper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 21 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier IV D 35, Brewery Orchard Cemetery, Bois-Grenier, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mildura Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2046, 20th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 9 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2046, 20th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2046, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Sydney | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 2046, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2046 awm_unit: 18 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Frank Hartley, 'Tyrmple', Mildura, Victoria
PRIVATE HARTLEY
Word comes from Mildura that Bennett Hartley had been killed in action at the front. Ha was son of Mr Frank Hartley, a former resident of White Cliffs, and was well-known in Wilcannia. No particulars are to hand.
Young Bennett Hartley, son of Mr. Frank Hartley, formerly Editor for a brief period of the "Champion," was killed in action in the British offensive in France last week. He went through the whole of the Gallipoli campaign, and received special mention from his officers. He was offered promotion to the rank of Lieutenant, but declined it. He was for a time a clerk in Mr. Cowan's office.
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