Bentley, Lionel Samuel

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

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Bentley-Lionel Samuel

SERVICE NO

1779

UNIT

18th Battalion AIF 2nd 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 ENLISTMENT

Liverpool, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE

13th Inf 13A area

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Geoffrey William Bentley Mother;- Louise, of “Dyrabba” Addison Rd Marrickville, NSW

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

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

DIED BURIED

MEDALS

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. 28 Aug 1915 of wounds Gun Shot wound Abdomen/ Bentley died at 16 th Casualty Clearing Station, Anzac, Gallipoli Peninsula 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 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 collect 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 28th 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 9th 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 solicitorâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s office at Wyong. His younger brother, Lionel was at the age of 16 killed in action shortly after landing in Gallipoli.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 3074509

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