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Harold Ernest BERTRAM

Regimental number17402
Place of birthPort Augusta, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationChemist's apprentice
AddressCockburn, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 6"
Weight124 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs F A Bertram, Cockburn, South Australia
Enlistment date17 August 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit nameArmy Medical Corps, March 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number26/99/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 23 June 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Ambulance
FateReturned to Australia 24 August 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Edwin Lewis and Flora Augusta BERTRAM; Wife: Olive Maud BERTRAM
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Medic', 24 August 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 11 October 1918, for onward travel by rail to Adelaide; discharged (medically unfit: pleurisy), Adelaide, 14 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to War Service.
Date of death9 December 1937
Age at death40
Place of burialAIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, BERTRAM Harold Ernest

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