letter, letter
Accession Number
NAM.1999-11-107-9
Description
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 14 June 1915. Frank identifies sitters in a photograph of his squadron, discusses the death of a mutual acquaintance and expects to be ready for active service soon. Frank Bentley was killed in action at Gauche Wood, near Gouzeaucourt, 1 Dec 1917; his name appears on the Cambrai Memorial, Louveral.
Campaigns
World War One, Home Front (1914-1918)
Associated collection
