2nd Lt
Bertram Kerley
Informatie over geboorte
Geboortejaar: 1895 |
Geboorteplaats: Downton, Wiltshire, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
Beroep: Dagloner |
Informatie legerdienst
Land: Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
Rang: Second Lieutenant |
Service nummer: / |
Dienstneming plaats: Newport, Monmouthshire, Wales, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Eenheden: — South Wales Borderers, 6th Bn. (Pioneers) (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
Datum van overlijden: 10/09/1917 |
Plaats van overlijden: Halifax Camp, Belgiƫ |
Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
Leeftijd: 22 |
Begraafplaats
Belgian Battery Corner Cemetery Plot: II Rij: A Graf: 3 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 3
1914-15 Star Medaille |
British War Medal Medaille |
Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 2
#1 | Geboorteplaats | ||
#2 | Dienstneming plaats |
Mijn verhaal
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.
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.
Bronnen 4
Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Verdere verwijzing |
CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/92887/kerley,-bertram-fredrick/ Gebruikte bronnen |
The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Gebruikte bronnen |
War Diary South Wales Borderers, 6th Bn. (Pioneers) http://www.nmarchive.com/ Verdere verwijzing |