Geburtsjahr: 1895

Geburtsort: Downton, Wiltshire, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich

Beruf: Taglöhner

Land: Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich

Truppe: British Expeditionary Force

Rang: Second Lieutenant

Dienstnummer: /

Einberufung ort: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, Vereinigtes Königreich

Einheiten:  —  South Wales Borderers, 6th Bn. (Pioneers)  (Letzte bekannte Einheit)

Sterbedatum: 10/09/1917

Sterbeort: Halifax Camp, Belgien

Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen

Alter: 22

1914-15 Star Medaille

British War Medal Medaille

Victory Medal Medaille

Bertram Frederick Kerley was born in 1895. He was the son of Frederick John and Mary Annie Kerley of Downtown, Wiltshire. According to the 1911 Census, Bertram worked as a farm labourer.

Bertram joined the army and embarked for France in July 1915. In April 1917 he obtained a commission as a Second Lieutenant with the 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers, which was a pioneer Battalion of the 25th Division. In September 1917 the Battalion was stationed in Pioneer Camp north of Dikkebus, maintaining roads and positions, in dire circumstances. Working parties were regularly shelled.

On the 10th of September 1917 the Battalion moved to Halifax Camp, as it would entrain to France on the following day. Halifax Camp was shelled on 10 September 1917.

Second Lieutenant Kerley, 22, was killed in action. Bertram was buried in the nearby Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery.

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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/92887/kerley,-bertram-fredrick/ Verwendete Quellen

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War Diary South Wales Borderers, 6th Bn. (Pioneers) http://www.nmarchive.com/ Weitere Quellen