CEF Soldier Detail

Major David Benjamin Bentley
Died: April 5, 1917

Regimental Number:
NA
Survived War:
 No
Force:
 Army
Regiment:
 Canadian Army Medical Corps
Battalion:
 No. 2 Field Ambulance
Company:
Place of Birth:
Warwick Township, ONtario
Country:
 Canada
Next of Kin:
Alice Bentley - wife 195 Wellington St., Sarnia, Ont.
Address at Enlistment:
195 Wellington St., Sarnia, Ont.
Date of Birth:
December 16, 1864
Trade or Calling:
Physician
Marital Status:
 Married
Prior Military Experience:
Yes
Place of Enlistment:
 Valcartier, Quebec
Date of Enlistment:
September 23, 1914
Age at enlistment:
49
Height:
 5 Feet 8 Inches
Chest:
 40 Inches
Expansion:
 3 Inches
Religion:
 Presbyterian
Enlisted or Conscripted:
 Enlisted
Saw service in:
Europe    
Cause of Death:
Died of Illness
Battle Died/Wounded:
gassed slightly in 2nd battle of Ypres
Date of Death:
April 5, 1917
Age at Death:
52
Buried at:
 Ramsgate and St. Lawrence Cemetery, Kent, United Kingdom
Plot:
 LA. 657.
Commemorated:
 Sarnia, Ontario
 
Prisoner of war:
No
Interned:
Gender:
 Male
Ethnic Origin:
Not Specified
LAC Reference: RG 150, Accession 1992-93/166, Box 665-20
Canadian Virtual War Memorial
Commonwealth War Graves Commission
Research Notes
History of service in army since 1898.
Rank Regiment Unit Company
Major Canadian Army Medical Corps No. 2 Field Ambulance
Major Canadian Army Medical Corps Monks Horton Convalescent Hospital
Images
Sarnia Cenotaph on Wellington Street
Newspaper clipping

Son of John and Julia Rogers Bentley; husband of Alice S. Bentley, Sarnia, Ontario.

Bentley's decorations include the 1914-15 Star, the British War medal and the Silver Memorial Cross. 

He was a member of St. Andrew's Presbyterian Church on Christina St., Sarnia, Ontario and is also commemorated there.
Awards and Decorations
1914/15 Star
British War Medal
Memorial Cross
TypeDateDescription
Letter 2/14/1915 Arrival in France
Letter 3/28/1915 Describes the process of handling the wounded at No. 2 Stationary Hospital