BENTLEY, Thomas Herbert
| Service Number: | 506 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 February 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Belfast, Co Antrim, Ireland, January 1893 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dublin College |
| Occupation: | Mercantile marine (Officer) |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Armentieres, France, 19 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Plot 11, Row E, Grave 210, Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 506, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 506, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 506, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne | |
| 30 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 506, 23rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 19 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 506, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 506 awm_unit: 23 Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1916-06-19 |
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"...506 Private Thomas Herbert Bentley, 23rd Battalion, of Melbourne (originally Belfast, Ireland). Pte Bentley enlisted on 25 February 1915 and embarked aboard HMAT Euripides on 10 May 1915. He later served as a Sergeant with the 23rd Battalion. On 19 June 1916 he died of wounds at Armentieres, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
Biography
Arrived in Australia aged 16 years
23 Battalion
Rank - Sergeant
30 August 1915 Proceeded to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces, Gallipoli.
20 September 1916 Admitted to 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli;
26 September 1915 to HS 'Dunluce Castle;
27 September 1915 To St Andrews,
8 October 1915 Malta; to England;
15 October 1915 Admitted to 1st Southern General Hospital, Birmingham.
24 March 1916 Proceeded to join the British Expeditionary Forces, France ex Weymouth Command Depot;
25 March 1916 Taken on strength by 2nd Australian Divisional Base, Etaples, France;
21 April 1916 Rejoined 23rd Bn.
19 June 1916 Admitted to 6th Field Ambulance (shell wounds, compound fracture right leg, head);
19 June 1916 To 2nd Casualty Clearing Station;
Also served in in the Royal Navy for 4.5 years; 1st Class Certificate for Gunnery
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Son of Thomas Herbert and Margaret Ann Wemyss Bentley, 59, High St., Ardersier, Inverness, Scotland.
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