Bertie SQUANCE

Regimental number6295
Date of birth15 October 1898
Place of birthPenrhiwceiber, South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationBlacksmith's striker
AddressMorra, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Height5' 5"
Weight126 lbs
Next of kinFather, John Squance, Rheala Farm, Round Hill, Moora, WA
Previous military serviceServed for 3 years in the 89th Infantry, Citizen Military Forces; still serving at time of AIF enlistment.
Enlistment date24 October 1916
Place of enlistmentPerth, Western Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name27th Battalion, 18th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/44/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1918
Discharge date28 September 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 8 August 1919; discharged (medically unfit: synovitis), Perth, 28 September 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: Service No W237468.
Date of death15 August 1966
Age at death66
Place of burialKarrakatta Cemetery and Crematorium, Perth, Western Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, SQUANCE Bertie