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Eric BERTHON

Regimental number36866
Place of birthMelbourne, Victoria
SchoolHaileybury College, Melbourne, Victoria
Other trainingOrmond College, University of Melbourne, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationStudent
AddressHaileybury College, South Road, Brighton Beach, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, L De C Berthon, Brighton Beach, Victoria
Enlistment date21 February 1917
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll21 February 1917
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, Reinforcement 29
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board A15 Port Sydney on 9 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollGunner
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Field Artillery Brigade
FateDied of wounds 13 October 1918
Place of death or woundingnr Busigny, France
Age at death21
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSerain Communal Cemetery Extension (Row A, Grave No. 40), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
16
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Louis de Crillon and Mebel Florence BERTHON, Haileybury College, Brighton Beach, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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