BORN HULL 1897. SON OF EDWARD & MARY BENTLEY, OF 7 PRINCES TERRACE, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESS). BROTHERS EDWARD AND HARRY BENTLEY. SON OF A DOCK LABOURER. EMPLOYED AS AN ERRAND BOY IN A PRINT SHOP (1911 CENSUS).
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SENT TO FRANCE 13/07/1915. TRANSFERRED TO THE 12TH EAST YORKSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION ON 16/09/1917, AGED 20. HE WAS UNMARRIED AND HIS ARMY EFFECTS WERE LEFT TO HIS MOTHER.
First name:
WALTER
Military Number:
11/424
Rank:
Private
Date Died
16/09/1917
Place died:
Roclincourt Military Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
Age:
20
7 PRINCES TERRACE, ADELAIDE STREET, HULL, EAST YORKSHIRE, UK
Place Buried
