
BENTLEY, Lionel Samuel
Service Number: | 1779 |
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Enlisted: | 11 June 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 25 November 1897 |
Home Town: | Marrickville, Marrickville, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Tenterfield Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 August 1915, aged 17 years |
Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery Special Memorial, Row A, Grave 10, Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll, Tenterfield & District Fallen Soldiers Roll of Honor Infantry |
World War 1 Service
11 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, SN 1779, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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19 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, SN 1779, 18th Infantry Battalion, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
19 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, SN 1779, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kanowna, Sydney | |
16 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, SN 1779, 18th Infantry Battalion, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli | |
28 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, SN 1779, 18th Infantry Battalion, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli, GSW (abdomen) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Geoffrey William and Louise Bentley of 'Dyrabba', Addison Road Marrickville, NSW.
Brother of Eliza Mary Louise Bentley, Ernest Richard Benltey who returned to Australia 31 August 1916 having served with the 45th Battalion and Walter Herbert Bentley who returned to Australia on 28 January 1916 having served with the 20th Battalion
Fellow soldiers who witnessed his wounding said that his arm was blown off by a bomb blast and he died near Hill 60. They also commented that he was well liked
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal