William BENTLEY

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BENTLEY, William

Service Number:	2311
Enlisted:	11 November 1915, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland.
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	Camel Corps
Born:	Yetman, New South Wales, Australia, 5 March 1893
Home Town:	Alpha, Barcaldine, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Drover
Died:	Natural Causes , Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia , 18 July 1974, aged 81 years
Cemetery:	North Rockhampton Cemetery, Qld
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World War 1 Service

11 Nov 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2311, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, Place of Enlistment, Rockhampton, Queensland.
31 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 2311, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
31 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 2311, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
2 Nov 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Trooper, Camel Corps, 4th Australian Camel Regiment.
20 Jan 1919:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, Temporary Corporal Vice. Reverts to Trooper.
25 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Trooper, 2311

William Duncan Bentley

BENTLEY, William Duncan. Trooper, No. 2311, 2nd Light Horse. He was born in Yetman, N.S.W., and was educated at Alpha. He is the son of John Bentley and Julia Bentley, of Alpha, Qld. Prior to enlisting he was a drover. Enlisted at Alpha in December, 1915, and went to camp in Brisbane. He was attached to the 2nd L.H., and sailed on the 28th March, 1916. He arrived in May, 1916. He was in action all through the campaign, and the Jordan Valley, Jerusalem, Jericho, Gaza, Bethlehem, and on to Damascus. He availed himself of the opportunity of learning book-keeping in England.
Queenslanders Who Fought in The Great War.

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