Bertie MILDRUM

MILDRUM, Bertie

    Service Number: 5731
    Enlisted: 10 January 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 10th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Teetulpa, South Australia, Australia, 10 June 1889
    Home Town: Port Adelaide, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia
    Schooling: Port Adelaide Public School
    Occupation: Labourer (S.A.R.)
    Died: Accidental bomb wound, France, 13 February 1917, aged 27 years
    Cemetery: St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen
    Block O, Plot V, Row C, Grave No. 4
    Memorials: Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenstown Christ Church Honor Roll
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    World War 1 Service

    10 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5731, Adelaide, South Australia
    27 Jun 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5731, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
    27 Jun 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5731, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne

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    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal.

    Chronicle (Adelaide, SA: 1895 - 1954) Saturday 10 March 1917

    THE LATE PRIVATE B. MILDRUM.

    News has been received by Mrs. C. A. Mildrum that Private B. Mildrum died in 11th Stationary Hospital, France, on February 13 as the result of a wound   in the head, caused by a bomb and a   gunshot wound in the shoulder. Private Mildrum was well known in the Port Adelaide district. He was employed at the Port Adelaide railway goods sheds for nine years.

    http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article87443234

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