Charles Alan BERTRAND

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Service Number:	Q31104
Enlisted:	7 June 1941
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Blackall, Queensland, Australia., 13 December 1911
Home Town:	Barcaldine, Barcaldine, Queensland
Schooling:	Queensland State School System, Australia
Occupation:	Shearer
Died:	Killed in Action, New Guinea, 4 September 1943, aged 31 years
Cemetery:	Lae War Cemetery (CWGC) Grave Reference Location ~ Plot Q. Row D. Grave 6. Personal Inscription ~ "HE DIED AN AUSTRALIAN HERO THE GRANDEST DEATH OF ALL".
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Barcaldine WW2 Memorial Gates

3 Sep 1939:	Involvement Private, Q31104
7 Jun 1941:	Enlisted
30 Jun 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, Q31104, 26 Infantry Battalion AMF, Townsville, Queensland.
29 Dec 1942:	Transferred Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, 15th Infantry Battalion

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