Born during the December quarter 1900 in the
Belper R.D. - ref: 7b/595, the son of Horace
William & Florence Bentley (nee Lofthouse).   
Baptised at St. Lawrence P.C., Long Eaton,
Derbyshire on the 11th November 1900.   Parents
resided at Alfreton and his father's occupation
given as a 'Goods Guard'.

1901 Census - 21 Queen Street, Long Eaton,
Derbyshire.   Son - aged: 6 months - born:
Alfreton.   Head of household - Thomas Lofthouse
(William's maternal grandfather) - Married - aged:
55 - occ: Scavenger.   Also Frances Lofthouse -
Wife - aged: 51.    William's parents were also
residing at this address.   Horace W. Bentley -
Visitor - Married - aged: 25 - occ: Railway Guard
- born: Harpenden, Huntingdonshire.   Florence
Bentley - Visitor - Married - aged: 26 - born:
Morehouse, Huntingdonshire.

1911 Census - 13 Priory Road, Alfreton.   Son -
aged: 10 - born: Alfreton, Derbyshire.    Head of
household - Horace Bentley - Married - aged: 35 -
occ: Midland Railway Goods Guard - born:
Harpenden, Huntingdonshire.   Also - Florence
Bentley - Wife - aged: 36 - born: Brampton,
Cumberland.   Plus 2 younger siblings and 1
boarder.

Married Lily Armitt in St. Thomas' P.C. Pendleton,
the marriage being registered during the June
quarter 1920 in the Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/123.

1930 Electoral Register - 32 Gold Street, Salford
- William Henry & Lily Bentley.

1939 National Registration - 11 Enville Road,
Brindle Heath, Salford.    William H. Bentley -
Born on the 8th October 1900 - Married - occ:
Timber Slinger.   Lily Bentley - Born on the 20th
January 1898 - Married - occ: Unpaid Domestic
Duties.   Audrey Bentley - Born on the 3rd
December 1921 - Single - occ: Cotton Mill B??????.
  William Bentley - Born on the 26th November 1928
- At School.   William's parents were then
residing at 76 Rylance Street, Manchester.

A Volunteer member of the 43rd County of Lancaster
(Salford) Battalion, Home Guard.

Death registered during the December quarter 1940
in the Salford R.D. - ref: 8d/943, aged: 40.

M.I. - "Who does the best his circumstance allows
does well, acts nobly".

CWGC - Son of Horace William & Florence Bentley;
husband of Lily Bentley of Pendleton, Salford.