LEST WE FORGET 67 BENTLEY, Harold Cecil WWI Harold Cecil Bentley was born in Shropshire, England on November 3, 1898. His parents were Henry and Lucy Bentley. The family came to Canada in 1903 and first lived in Manitoba before settling in the Glenside area. Harold enlisted with the 128th Overseas Battalion in Moose Jaw on November 30, 1915. He was 18 years of age. The 128th Battalion arrived in England on August 28, 1916, aboard the Grampion. Described as an “expert and first-class shot,” he served three years and nine months, including nine months on the battlefields in France. He was twice wounded: in September 1917, and again on August 9, 1918. Private Harold Cecil Bentley fought at both the Battle of Vimy Ridge and the Somme. He received a Good Conduct Badge, 2 Gold Casualty Stripes and 3 Blue Service Chevrons. He was 22 when he was discharged in Regina on February 8, 1919. Harold applied for a homestead grant on November 5, 1919. He married Eva Baskerville on November 5, 1927. The couple lived in Glenside where Harold worked as a painter and farmer. They had seven children. The family moved to Clavet where he owned a service station until he retired in 1964. Harold was a member of the Royal Canadian Legion. He was predeceased by his son William in 1939 and wife Eva, after a long illness, in 1964. Harold Cecil Bentley died on March 7, 1990, at Parkridge Centre in Saskatoon. He is buried in the Glenside Cemetery. BISHOP, Alan Tasher WWI Alan Tasher Bishop was one of four children born to Corbet and Leah (Worthman) Bishop of Heart’s Delight, Newfoundland. He was born on February 16, 1886. Alan was working in Outlook when he enlisted on December 4, 1915. Alan, then 18, indicated that his occupation was a fisherman, although he obviously was not fishing in land-locked Saskatchewan. Outlook physician Dr. Drinnan declared him medically fit. After basic training, he left for Europe on August 15, 1916. He fought with the 46th Battalion in France and Belgium. On October 30, 1917, he was killed in action at Passchendaele during one of the deadliest battles of the First World War. He is commemorated at the Menin Gate along with 54,000 other soldiers who do not have a gravestone. The Memorial is situated at the eastern side of the town. Each night at 8:00 pm the traffic is stopped at the Menin Gate while buglers sound the “Last Post” in the roadway under the Memorial’s arches. Private Bishop is also commemorated in Heart’s Delight where his name appears on a brass plaque in St. Matthew’s Anglican Church.
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