We remember Clarence Leslie Bentley

We remember Clarence Leslie Bentley

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Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth United Kingdom Source:8447423 Source:7444276 8th August 1894
1914
commission Source:8447423 8th August 1914
1914
dates Age 20 Source:7444276 28th October 1914
education Bootham School York, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:8447423
education Mill Hill School London United Kingdom Source:8447423
education Royal Military College, Sandhurst Sandhurst, Berkshire United Kingdom Source:7444276
service British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion Source:8447423
service British Army Second Lieutenant Manchester Regiment att. 3rd Battalion Source:8447423
1914
death Killed in Action A sniper shot him through the head when directing his men in a supporting trench, the front trenches having been rushed by the Germans. France Source:7444276 Source:8447423 28th October 1914
burial Le Touret Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:7444276
sibling Ronald C Bentley Source:8447429

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Clarence Leslie
Initials CL
Last Name Bentley
Source 7444276
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Manchester Regiment 2nd Battalion Second Lieutenant
British Army Manchester Regiment att. 3rd Battalion Second Lieutenant
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Anne Mary mother
Alderman William Bentley, J.P. father
Siblings
NameRelationshipDatesSource
Ronald C Bentley brother

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Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Imperial1
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Hannah21187
British Army, Bond of Sacrifice: Officers Died in the Great War 1914-1916 Transcription Hannah21187
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription Hannah21187
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription Hannah21187

External Evidence

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Clarence Leslie Bentley Hannah21187
Link to brother's record: Ronald Cameron Bentley Hannah21187

Multimedia

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The Bond of Sacrifice: Clarence Leslie Bentley Hannah21187
Second Lieutenant Clarence Leslie Bentley Yvonne27542

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