Walter Herbert BENTLEY

Regimental number2576
Place of birthTenterfield New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMercer
Address'Dyrabba', Addison Road, Marrickville, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Bentley, 'Dyrabba', Addison Road, Marrickville, New South Wales
Enlistment date2 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name20th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on 2 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll20th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 28 January 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 3708 Pte Ernest Richard BENTLEY, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 31 August 1916; 1779 Pte Lionel Samuel BENTLEY, 18th Bn, died of wounds, 28 August 1915.
Other details

War service: Egypt

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death9 March 1949