ASPERY, Bertie Stanley
| Service Number: | 3679 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 August 1915, Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Born: | Grafton, New South Wales, Australia, 1897 |
| Home Town: | South Grafton, Clarence Valley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | South Grafton Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Hebuterne, France, 30 March 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Euston Road Cemetery, Colincamps Plot IV, Row I, Grave 4 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3679, 15th Infantry Battalion, Brisbane | |
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| 30 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3679, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3679, 15th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney | |
| 28 Jun 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 12 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3679, 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3679 awm_unit: 4th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-03-30 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Bertie Stanley ASPERY was born in Grafton, New South Wales in 1897
His parents were Thomas James ASPERY & Ann Elizabeth LAYTON who married in Grafton in 1888
He had previous service of 4 years in the Senior Cadets and 1 year in the Citizens Forces before he enlisted in Brisbane on 27th August, 1916 & embarked with the 15th Infantry Battalion, 12th reinforcements from Sydney on the HMAT Suffolk on 30th November, 1915
He was transferred to the 4th Light Trench Mortar Battery on 28th June, 1916 and promoted to Lance Corporal on 12th September, 1917
Bertie was Killed in Action in Hebuterne, France on 30th March, 1918 and is buried in the Euston Road Cemetery - his name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial
IN MEMORY
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