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Tom Bentley

Details

Forename Tom
Surname Bentley
Middle Name
Memorial Unknown
Age 24
Address Formerly of Darlington Street
Parents' Address 25 Arthur St, Leicester
Township Leicester
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Butchers assistant
Regiment Leicestershire Regiment 6th Batt
Day of Death 9
Month of Death July
Year of Death 1917
Cause of Death Dugout collapsed due to heavy shelling
Place of Burial St Leger British Cemetery
Regiment Number 11015
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Born in Wigan.
Son of Thomas and Margaret.
Grandson of well known local businessman.

Ref; CWGC, Ancestry and WO 9/7/17