| Regimental number | 3299 |
| Place of birth | East Burwood, Victoria |
| Other Names | Bertram Allan |
| School | State School No 461, Burwood, Victoria |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Gardener |
| Address | Middleboro Road, Burwood, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 9" |
| Weight | 196 lbs |
| Next of kin | Father, A Dalzell, Middleboro Road, Burwood, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Served for 6 weeks in the Australian Light Horse, Citizen Military Forces. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Lance Corporal |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Allan and Rebekah Ann DALZELL |
| Family/military connections | Cousin: 3892 Pte David PAYNE, 8th Bn, killed in action, 26 July 1916 ; 2nd Cousins: 1970 Lance Corporal George John LE BRUN, 14th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917; 3393 Pte William Murdoch LE BRUN, 7th Bn, killed in action, 2 June 1916. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength of 7th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916, and reverts to the rank of Private. Promoted Lance Corporal, Serapeum, 1 February 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, 24 February 1916; taken on strength of 59th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 24 February 1916, and reverted to the rank of Private. Promoted Lance Corporal, Ferry Post, 27 March 1916. Detached to the School of Instruction, Zeitoun, 29 April 1916; rejoined 59th Bn, Hog's Back, 11 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Posted missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note on B.103, 'presumed buried in No Man's Land at approx 5J9043 to 5K0251 Sheet Hazebrouck 5a'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, DALZELL Allan Bertram |
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