BENTLEY, Charles Cecil Wren
| Service Number: | 4075 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 26th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lismore, New South Wales, Australia, 9 August 1893 |
| Home Town: | Lismore, Lismore Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | C of E Grammar School, North Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 October 1917, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Commercial Banking Company of Sydney WW1 Honour Roll, Lismore & District Memorial Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4075, 26th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 28 Mar 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4075, 26th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Mar 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4075, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Brisbane | |
| 7 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4075, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4075 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-10-07 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Charles Cecil Wren BENTLEY was born on 9th August, 1893 in Lismore, NSW
His parents were Ernest William BENTLEY and Alice Margaret WREN
He had previously trained for 1 year (civilian training) and spent 2 years in the Senior Cadets before he enlisted in Lismore on 20th September, 1915 - he embarked with the 26th Battalion, 10th Reinforcements from Brisbane on the HMAT 'Commonwealth' on 28th March, 1916
He was promoted to Corporal on 18th November, 1916 & reverted back to Private on 17th Feb. 1917 and again promoted to Corporal on 18th June, 1917
Charles was Killed in Action on 7th October, 1917 - no known grave - his name is memorialsed at the Australian War Memorial and the Menin Gate Memorial - he was awarded the British War Medal & Victory Medal
His brother 1080 Cpl. Harold Ernest Wren BENTLEY (/explore/people/133266) served in the 1st Light Horse Regiment and returned to Australia in 1919.
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