Benjamin Sydney BENT

Service Number:	3239
Enlisted:	5 July 1915, 6 years ASA
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sydney New South Wales, Australia, June 1887
Home Town:	South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria
Schooling:	State School, City Road, South Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Tile layer
Died:	SW head, No 3 Casualty Clearing Station near Rouen, France, 31 August 1916
Cemetery:	Puchevillers British Cemetery, France Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 32
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, South Melbourne Great War Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

5 Jul 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3239, 14th Infantry Battalion, 6 years ASA
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 3239, 14th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 3239, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
28 Aug 1916:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 3239, 14th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm, SW scalp-fracture DoW No 3 Casualty Clearing Station near Rouen, France

Pte Benjamin Sydney Bent

From François Berthout (August 31st, 2019)

Tonight the sun sets on the Somme but I wanted to enlighten and honor the memory of the Private number 3239 Benjamin Sydney Bent who fought here on the land of the Somme in the 14th Battalion of Australian Infantry, 11th Reinforcement, he was wounded on August 28, 1916 during the Battle of Mouquet farm in Pozieres, he was evacuated and died of his wounds on August 31, 1916 at the age of 28 and rests in peace at Puchevillers British Cemetery.May God bless his soul and grant him the peace for which this young man, this hero from Australia fought and who gave everything for our future, for peace, for freedom and I would always be grateful for each of these men I will never forget the sacrifices.Lest we forget 🌺🇦🇺🌺

Regimental number: 3239
Place of birth: Sydney New South Wales
School: State School, City Road, South Melbourne
Religion: Church of England
Occupation: Tilelayer
Address: South Melbourne, Victoria
Marital status: Single
Age at embarkation: 28
Next of kin: Father, B Bent, 194 Dorcas Street, South Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military service: Served 5 years in the Garrison Artillery, Victoria.

Enlistment date:5 July 1915
Rank on enlistment: Private
Unit name: 14th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number: 23/31/3
Embarkation details: Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestoron 11 October 1915

Rank from Nominal Roll: Private
Unit from Nominal Roll: 14th Battalion
Fate: Died of wounds 31 August 1916
Place of death or wounding: Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France

Date of death: 31 August 1916
Age at death; 28
Place of burial: Puchevillers British Cemetery (Plot III, Row F, Grave No. 32), France

Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial: 71

Miscellaneous information from cemetery records: Parents: Benjamin and Fanny Maud BENT. Native of South Melbourne

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