Regimental number | 26079 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Norwood, South Australia |
School | Mt Barker and Mitcham Public Schools; Unley and Adelaide High Schools, South Australia |
Other training | Student at Law, University of Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Unitarian |
Occupation | Law clerk |
Address | Angas Road, Lower Mitcham, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Father, R P A Von Bertouch, Angas Road, Lower Mitcham, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the 35th Battery, Australian Field Artillery; still serving at time of AIF enlistment. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Gunner |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 6, Reinforcement 7 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/34/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A67 Orsova on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Gunner |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action (1) Messines, Belgium, 24 May 1917; (2) Zillebeke, Belgium, 26 October 1917; (3) 27 September 1918, gassed; invalided to England. Disembarked Australia, 8 May 1919; discharged, 19 June 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Address incorrectly given as Angus Road, Lower Mitcham. |