Bertram VAN SOMEREN

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Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	8 February 1916, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	12th Field Ambulance
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 9 July 1892
Home Town:	Mosman, Municipality of Mosman, New South Wales
Schooling:	Sydney Grammar School; Sydney University, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Medical Practitioner
Died:	Burwood, New South Wales, Australia, 1 June 1972, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Macquarie Park Cemetery & Crematorium, North Ryde, New South Wales
Memorials:

8 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Medical Officers, Enlisted at Brisbane, QLD
20 May 1916:	Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
20 May 1916:	Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, HMAT Karoola, Sydney
13 Sep 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 14th Field Ambulance
21 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 12th Field Ambulance, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Son of George Arbuthnot Van Someren and Jessie Ann Van Someren of 147 Military Road, Mosman, NSW.

At the time of enlistment he was employed with the Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, NSW and could speak French fluently.

Commenced return to Australia on 8 November 1918 aboard HT Gaika disembarking on 29 December 1918 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sydney.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal