BENTLEY, Darrell Vernon

BENTLEY, Darrell Vernon

Full Name: Darrell Vernon

BENTLEY

Date of Birth: 07

–

1892

Place of birth: Longford TAS

Australia

Occupation: Sleeper Hewer

Address: Collie WA

Next of Kin: Father- James Bentley, Mother- Mary Elizabeth Bentley

Next of Kin Address: Worsley WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 2859A

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 51st Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-08-16

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-11-02

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-11-26

Locations Served:

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Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: FRANCE

Age at Death: 24

Burial Location: Inscription Villers Brettoneux Memorial France – No Known Grave

16/08/1915- To No. 23 Depot Company as Private
16/10/1915- To 28th Battalion 6th Reinforcements
3/03/1916- Transferred 51st Battalion Tel-el-Kebir Egypt ex 7th Training Battalion Zeitoun Egypt
12/06/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
3/09/1916- Wounded in Action France ( Gunshot Wound Arm & Left Shoulder )
4/09/1916- Admitted 3rd Stationary Hospital Rouen France
7/09/1916- Evacuated/Admitted 1st Southern General Hospital Kings Heath Birmingham England
9/10/1916- Admitted 3rd Australian Aux Hospital Dartford England
12/01/1917- Discharged from Hospital & Granted Leave England
29/01/1917- To No. 1 Command Depot Perham Downs England
10/02/1917- To Infantry Draft Depot Perham Downs ex No. 1 Command Depot
25/02/1917- Proceeded Overseas 4th Australian Division Base Depot Etaples France ex Folkestone ex Perham Downs
19/03/1917- Joined 51st Battalion in the field France ex Base Depot
1/04/1917- KILLED  IN  ACTION  France