Letter from 23207 L/Cpl Frank Bentley, 2nd Bn Grenadier Guards, to his brother Cpl Arthur Bentley, Royal Army Medical Corps; written from the Guards Depot, Caterham, postmarked 7 Apr 1915; Frank thanks Arthur for a parcel containing socks; lists clothing issued at White City; prefers Caterham to London as it is ‘more healthier’; expects his squad to pass out in foot drill and if so to be issued with rifles; does not expect to be sent to the Front before August; Volunteers requested for the Front.
Frank Bentley was killed in action at Gauche Wood, near Gouzeaucourt, 1 Dec 1917; his name appears on the Cambrai Memorial, Louveral.