Ernest James BERTRAM

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Service Number:	12247
Enlisted:	26 January 1916, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	40th Infantry Battalion
Born:	New Gisborne, Victoria, Australia, 1890
Home Town:	King Island, Tasmania
Schooling:	Gisborne State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Accidentally drowned, Currie, King Island, Tasmania, Australia, 4 October 1947
Cemetery:	Currie Public Cemetery, King Island, Tasmania
Memorials:	Currie King Island Great War Honour Roll, Gisborne St. Paul's Anglican Church Great War Roll of Honour, Gisborne State School Honour Roll, Gisborne War Memorial, New Gisborne Public School No 467 Roll of Honor

26 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 12247, Melbourne, Victoria
20 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 12247, 10th Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: ''
20 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 12247, 10th Field Ambulance, HMAT Runic, Melbourne
19 Dec 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion
3 Oct 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 40th Infantry Battalion

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