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Bertie DUCKERING

Regimental number6141
Place of birthYorkshire England
SchoolPublic School in England and State School in Victoria.
Age on arrival in Australia10
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressSouth Lead, Forbes, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation38
Next of kinMother, Mrs M E Harris, South Lead, Forbes, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 15 months in South African War and was wounded.
Enlistment date26 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name3rd Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/20/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 22 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularUnmarried at time of enlistment and was the sole support of his mother.
FateKilled in Action 25 October 1917
Place of death or woundingYpres, Belgium
Age at death40
Age at death from cemetery records40
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
36
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James Frederick and Mary Elizabeth DUCKERING, Benda Street, Belmore, Sydney, New South Wales. Native of Eston, Yorks, England
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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