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HEARD, Berthold John
| Service Number: | 2171 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 19 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nuriootpa, South Australia, 25 June 1886 |
| Home Town: | Wilmington, Mount Remarkable, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | 13 August 1930, aged 44 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
AIF Cemetery, West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia Section: LO, Road: 3S, Site No: 9 |
| Memorials: | Wilmington District WW1 Honour Boards |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Jan 1915: | Enlisted | |
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| 23 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2171, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2171, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Adelaide | |
| 10 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2171, 10th Infantry Battalion, MD after severe GSW to left leg 8/11/1916 |
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From How We Served
2171 Private Berthold John Heard of Wilmington, South Australia had been employed as a farm hand when he enlisted for War Service on the 19th of January 1915 and was allocated to reinforcements for the 10th Battalion 1st AIF.
Berthold departed Australia bound for England and further training on the 23rd of June, and by the 4th of August he was taken on strength with his Unit whilst in the trenches of Gallipoli just prior to the general offensive. Sickness soon took its hold of Berthold and by the start of September he was evacuated from the trenches as suffering sickness and was returned to Egypt for hospitalisation on the 19th of October.
Following the end of the Gallipoli campaign, Berthold re-joined his Battalion whilst they were training in the desert at the start of March 1916, and with his Unit he was shipped to France, arriving on the 3rd of April. On the 11th of November Berthold received serious gunshot wounds to his left leg and thigh and by the 18th of November he had arrived in England where he was admitted into hospital for further treatment.
Declared now an invalid due to these wounds Berthold was repatriated back to Australia, departing England on the 20th of May 1917. More hospital treatment would be required following Berthold’s return to Australia, and his official discharge from the 1st AIF occurred on the 10th of September 1917. Now re-entered into civilian life,
Berthold’s untimely death occurred on the 13th of August 1930, at the age 44, and following his passing he was formally laid to rest within West Terrace Cemetery, South Australia.
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