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NAME:                      Bendle, William Jesse (CWGC & SDGW)  (Jesse W on memorial & pension cards)
RANK:                      Private
UNIT:                      Hampshire Regiment
BATTALION ETC:             1/4th Battalion
REGIMENTAL NUMBER:         201103  (formerly 3296)
HOW DIED/DATE OF DEATH:    Died 5th May 1916 whilst prisoner of war
WHERE BURIED/COMMEMORATED: Basra Memorial, Iraq
OTHER INFORMATION:         Age 21. Born abour 1894 at Poole, Dorset.
                           Joined September 1914. Taken Prisoner of War by Turks April 1916.
                           Son of Ernest and Ruth Bendle of 12 King Alfred Terrace, Winchester.
                           In 1911 family living at above address.
                           Born: Poole, Dorset. Enlisted: Winchester.