CHELLEW, Bertram Ernest
Service Number: | 2272 |
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Enlisted: | 5 January 1916 |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Laura, South Australia, 18 March 1891 |
Home Town: | Jamestown, Northern Areas, South Australia |
Schooling: | Jamestown High School, South Australia |
Occupation: | Fireman |
Died: | Killed in Action, Dernancourt, Picardie, France, 5 April 1918, aged 27 years |
Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Jamestown Soldier's Memorial Park Arch, Unley Arch of Remembrance, Unley Town Hall WW1 Honour Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
5 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2272 | |
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12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2272, 48th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2272, 48th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre |
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Rootsweb ID: I352071 Birth Record 18 March 1891 in Laura, South Australia
Father G Chellew, 67 Fairford, St, Unley, SA
Wife, Mrs Mary Ellen Chellew, 118 Carrington Street, Adelaide, SA
Previous service: 3 years 17th Light Horse Regiment, Jamestown, SA
Described on enlisting as 24yrs 10mths old; married; 5' 7 1/4" tall; 136lbs;
medium complexion; brown eyes; dark brown hair; Methodist
5/1/1916 enlisted in Adelaide, SA
4/2/1916 appointed to C Company, 2nd Depot Battalion, Adelaide Camp
12/8/1916 embarked from Port Adelaide, SA, onboard HMAT A70 Ballarat
as a Private in 48th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement
30/9/1916 disembarked into Plymouth, England
20/11/1916 embarked overseas to France onboard SS Victoria
21/11/1916 marched in to 4th ADBD, Etaples, France
4/12/1916 taken on strength of 48th Battalion
30/6/1917 wounded in action - wound to head, admitted to hospital
1/7/1917 admitted to 8th Stationary Hosptial, Wimereaux
16/7/1917 transferred to England, onboard HS Denis
16/7/1917 admitted to Military Hospital, Norwich
7/8/1917 transferred to 3rd Auxillary Hospital, Dartford
8/8/1917 discharged for leave
22/8/1917 reported to Weymouth
27/9/1917 marched out to overseas Training Brigade, Perham Downs
3/10/1917 marched in from Perham Downs into 12th Training Battalion, Codford
4/10/1917 sick, admitted to Group Hospital
1/1/1918 proceeded overseas to France
5/1/1918 rejoined 48th Battalion
5/4/1918 killed in action, in the field, Albert, France
no known grave
His name is commemorated on the Australian National Memorial, at Villers-Brettoneux,
Picardie, France.
His name is commemorated on Panel 145 of the Australian War Memorial at
Canberra, ACT.
Medals: British War medal (44732), Victory medal (44226);
Memorial Plaque and Scroll (343295)
Oct 1920 wife remarried - Mary E Lewis, living at Renmark, SA
Sourced and submitted by Julianne T Ryan. 6/5/2016. Lest we forget.
Thank you to Kaye Bottrall, Jamestown, SA for her information.