Regimental number | 8077 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | Vere Street and Cambridge Street State Schools, Collingwood, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Manager |
Address | Templarville, Rupert Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Next of kin | Father, C A Berglund, Templarville, Rupert Street, Collingwood, Victoria |
Previous military service | Was a Corporal in the Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces, Beaconsfield District, Victoria. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Warrant Officer |
Unit name | Infantry Brigade Train 8 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 25/37/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Division Train |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | 'Was Staff Sergeant-Major in various camps in Victoria - could not get to the Front - was either kidnapped or bolted with (then) Colonel Tivey's Brigade as staff officers were barred from going. Was mentioned in despatches. Died of influenza, Abbeville, France.' (Information from father) |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 29.9 |
Place of burial | Abbeville Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 23), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 181 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles Alexander and Kate BERGLUND, 102 Rupert Street, Collingwood, Victoria. Native of Carlton, Victoria |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |