Bentley, Fred –

Son of Margaret Bentley, of 316, Taylor’s Terrace, Blackburn Road, Egerton, Turton, Lancashire, and the late William Bentley. Formerly employed by the Bolton Corporation Gas Committee. Attached II Corps. Died of shrapnel wounds to the head and neck. On the Roll of Honour of Walmsley Unitarian Church, and memorial in chapel graveyard.

Personal details

  • Surname: Bentley
  • Forename: Fred
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Egerton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 41
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 31st, 1917
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 406th Mechanical Transport Company.
  • Service number: DM2/168973
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: March 30th, 1916 - 1916-03-30
  • Enlistment location: Blackpool, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Mendinghem Military Cemetery, Poperinge, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
  • CWGC reference: III. C. 3.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/12/1916 28/09/1917 05/10/1917 05/10/1917 07/12/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 6d 4c 6d/e* S15*
  • Bolton Chronicle: 28/09/1917 28/09/1917

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