Bertie Ebenezer PERRIAM

Regimental number4342
Place of birthBowden, South Australia
ReligionBaptist
OccupationBeveller
AddressNew Hindmarsh, South Australia
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation26
Height5' 2.5"
Weight112 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Elsie Perriam, 18 Clifford Street, Torrensville, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date19 October 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name32nd Battalion, 11th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 7 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 15 January 1919
Miscellaneous information from
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Listed on Clarkson Ltd Roll of Honor (design commissioned but never made): watercolour painting now held in the State Archives of South Australia. The Roll takes the form of a stained glass window headed 'The Great War 1914-1919', with a dedication: 'In Memory of Employees of CLARKSON Ltd who fell in the Great War and in honour of those who left Australia to serve with the Australian Imperial Forces.' The Roll of names is surrounded by scrolls listing major battles, most of which are misspelled: Courtenay's Post, Passchendael, Bullencourt, Poziers, Villers Brettonneux.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Embarked Adelaide, 7 November 1916; disembarked Plymouth, England, 9 January 1917.

Proceeded overseas to France, 5 April 1917; taken on strength, 32nd Bn, in the field, 12 April 1917.

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'City of Exeter', 15 January 1919; disembarked Adelaide, 25 February 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 30 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, PERRIAM Bertie Ebenezer