Bertram Wilfred Daley

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First Name:

Bertram

Middle Name:

Wilfred

Last Name:

Daley

Date of Birth:

Wednesday, May 18, 1892

Mother's Name:

Mary Daley (nee Markham)

Father's Name:

James Daley

Date Enlisted:

Thursday, January 6, 1916

Rank at Enlistment:

Private

Rank at Discharge:

Private

Unit:

9th Battalion

Service:

Infantry

Awards:

British War Medal

Victory Medal

Date of Death:

Thursday, June 20, 1918

Place of Death:

France

Cause of Death:

Killed in action

Details:

Bertram Daley (Service No 1020) was born in Marshall Mount, N.S.W.

Bertram enlisted when he was 23 years old; he was single, worked as a labourer, and lived at South Cundurimba, near Lismore, N.S.W.

He embarked on HMAT A64 Demonsthenes with 1st Reinforcements, 41st Battalion, on 18th May 1916. The troops arrived in England on 20th July 1916,and after training Bertram was posted to 9th Battalion in France on 22nd September 1916.

Bertram served on the Western Front in France and Belgium. He was granted leave in England in September 1917 and rejoined his Battalion in Belgium in October. On 13 October 1917 Bertram was transferred to the 1srt Division Signal Company.

On 20th June 1918 Bertram was killed in action. There are no details available about the circumstances of his death.

He is buried in Borre British Cemetery, France: Plot II, Row B, Grave 13.

Sources:

NAA: B2455, DALEY B W