VANDENBERGH, Bert
| Service Number: | 4572 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1915, Armidale, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Robertson, New South Wales, 15 April 1889 |
| Home Town: | Robertson, Wingecarribee, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Post Office Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 22 July 1916, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Guyra District Great War Honour Roll, Robertson Honour Roll & Memorial Stone, Robertson St John's Anglican Church Memorial Window, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Armidale, New South Wales | |
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| 15 Jan 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4572, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 15 Jan 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4572, 3rd Infantry Battalion, RMS Osterley, Sydney |
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"Heroes who have Fallen. BERT VANDENBERGH.
Another well-known Mountain man has fallen at the Front, the cables recording the death of Private Bert Vandenbergh, son of Mr and Mrs John Vandenbergh, of Robertson, and for over seven years a courteous and capable member of the staff of the local Post Office staff. Bert Vandenbergh answered the call back in January, 1915. After seeing service in Egypt, he went, with the first contingent to France. Letters from time to time reported his progress, the erst while courteous clerk stating that he liked the life of a soldier. Early in August, word came through that he was missing, and now the official notification records his death. Simultaneously with the tiding, came a letter from Will Spain of the Field Ambulance, stating that death was instantaneous. A giant shell dropped in the midst of his squad, and few were left to tell the tale, poor Bert being one of the fatalities. In private life, the young hero was of quiet disposition, and was well liked by his colleagues. Immediately upon receipt of the sad news the Post Master, Mr H. A. Wetherall, forwarded a letter of condolence to the bereaved parents conveying the sympathy of the staff, a message which will be endorsed by all Mountaineers. The Honor Roll at the local office is slowly mounting, the fatalities to date reading— W. Derritt (letter carrier), A. L. Leplaw (telephonist) and Bert Van denbergh (official). May the sands rest lightly on the three." - from the Blue Mountain Echo 27 Oct 1916 (nla.gov.au)
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