DUBOIS, Bernard
| Service Number: | 87 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Keswick South Australia Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Findon, South Australia , 19 December 1887 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Perth Boys' School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Accountant at Glynn, Parsons, McEwin (law firm) |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles,France, 20 July 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Name listed on Panel Number 4 on the Australian Memorial to the Missing at VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 87, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Keswick South Australia Australia | |
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| 21 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 87, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 87, HMAT Geelong (A2) | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 87, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Biography contributed by Heather Ernszt
Lance Corporal Bernard Cameron DuBois was the third son of Charles Lewis DuBois and Isabella Wauchope.
Born in 1887, Bernard was 27 years old when he enlisted on the 20th July 1915. His parents were both deceased at this time and Bernard listed his younger sister Ivy as his next of kin.
An elder brother Private Lewis Sedgewick SN 3892, enlisted in the 4th Light House Train Brigade (later known as the 20th A.S.C) on the 5th February 1915. Lewis also enlisted in WWII in 1941 at the age of 56 years.
Bernard had been in the AIF for 12 months to the day when the 32nd Battalion were involved in the Battle of Fromelles that resulted in heavy Australian losses exceeding 5,500 men in under 24 hours.
Initially listed as missing due to the nature of the warfare being unable to identify and bury casualties, it was not until August 1917 that a Court on Inquiry pronounced that these soldiers were Killed in Action and famillies could be notified.
In September 1921, Bernard's sister Ivy DuBois was still writing to the Army authorities imploring that further investigations be made to determine the location and identification of her brothers remains.
Identification has not neen made.
On the 18th April 2017 the Australian War Memorial conducted the Last Post Ceremony to honour the sacrifice of Lance Corporal Bernard DuBois.
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