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Charles Bertram BERGLUND

Regimental number8077
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolVere Street and Cambridge Street State Schools, Collingwood, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationManager
AddressTemplarville, Rupert Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, C A Berglund, Templarville, Rupert Street, Collingwood, Victoria
Previous military serviceWas a Corporal in the Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces, Beaconsfield District, Victoria.
Enlistment date10 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentWarrant Officer
Unit nameInfantry Brigade Train 8
AWM Embarkation Roll number25/37/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A11 Ascanius on 10 November 1915
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll5th 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)
FateDied of disease 4 November 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Date of death4 November 1918
Age at death29.9
Place of burialAbbeville 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

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