Regimental number | 414 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
School | State School, Western Australia |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Com traveller |
Address | Kean Street, Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 28 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Grace Ethel Bertrand, 85 St Leonard's Avenue, West Leederville, Western Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 44th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/61/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A29 Suevic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Company Quartermaster Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 44th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Belgium |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 28 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 28 |
Place of burial | Berks Cemetery Extension (Row M, Grave No. 31), Ploegsteert, Belgium |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 137 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Fremantle Cemetery, Western Australia. Headstone inscription reads: 'In the dawn of a splendid manhood /When the tide of his life ran high /With courage in his bearing /He bade us his last goodbye.' Parents: Alexander and Jane BERTRAND, husband of Grace Ethel BERTRAND, 7 Cullen Street, Subiaco, Western Australia. Native of Cottesloe Beach, Western Australia |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |