PEDDER, Bertram William
| Service Number: | SX5664 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 18 June 1940, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Forest Range, South Australia, 12 October 1908 |
| Home Town: | Magill, Campbelltown, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Waterman |
| Died: | Natural causes (old age), Magill, South Australia, 9 February 2010, aged 101 years |
| Cemetery: |
Athelstone Independent Cemetery, S.A. |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Private, SX5664, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 18 Jun 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, SX5664 | |
| 19 Jun 1940: | Involvement Private, SX5664, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jul 1945: | Discharged Sergeant, SX5664, 2nd/43rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 7 Jul 1945: | Discharged Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Sergeant, SX5664 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sebastian Roach
Bertram was my great grandfather, he lived in a small cottage in Magill with his wife Eileen and his children. My Nanna was one of those children.
My most significant memories of him (I called him Pop Pedder) are walking into his lounge room to see him sitting in his chair, eating dark chocolate and drinking alcohol, which he said were his key to long life. Considering he lived to 101 I guess he was right about that.
His lawn was always green and his cacti always blooming, and let me tell you they bloody hurt if you touched them. When pop pedder was 90, the council tried to take his ladder away from him, but he wouldn't part with it.
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