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VON BERTOUCH, Leopold
| Service Numbers: | 26079, SX22323 (S32301) |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 25/33 Garrison Battalion (SA) |
| Born: | Norwood, South Australia, 3 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Mitcham, Mitcham, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Adelaide High School, University of Adelaide, South Australia (Law) |
| Occupation: | Law Clerk and Law Student |
| Died: | South Australia, 6 November 1973, aged 77 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Cremation service held on 9 November 1973 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide High School Great War Honour Board, Adelaide Members of the Legal Profession & Students at Law WW1 Honour Board, Adelaide University of Adelaide WW1 Honour Roll |
Peacetime
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1 |
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World War 1 Service
| 1 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 26079, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 1 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 26079, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
| 18 Jun 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 26079, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Remained on duty | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 26079, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 15 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 26079, 6th Field Artillery Brigade , Discharged at the 4th Military District |
World War 2 Service
| 31 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Major, SX22323 (S32301), 25/33 Garrison Battalion (SA) | |
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| 14 Sep 1943: | Discharged |
World War 1 Service
| Date unknown: | Involvement 18th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Commenced return to Australia on 25 March 1919 aboard HT Port Denison disembarking on 6 May 1919
Medals: WW1: British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 1 October 1921 Leopold married Ida Emma Smith in Unitarian Christian Church, Adelaide, SA.
Medals WW2: War Medal, Australian Service Medal
Biography
Born on 3 October 1896, unlike his name suggests, Leopold Von Bertouch was not of German descent, but rather was of Danish descent. The son of Mr Rudolph Paul Von Bertouch and Mrs Annie Emmie Von Bertouch (nee Vaughan,) he was also the nephew of the South Australian Premier the Honourary Crawford Vaughan (Premier April 1915 to July 1917) and the South Australian Attorney General the Honourary John Howard Vaughan (Attorney General April 1915 to July 1917.)
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