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FRENCH, Bertie
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2412 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 1st Australian Reserve Park |
| Born: | Scottsdale, Tas., 1893 |
| Home Town: | Scottsdale, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Scottsdale, Tas., 6 January 1933, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springfield Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 2412, 1st Australian Reserve Park | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement 2412, 1st Australian Reserve Park, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked 2412, 1st Australian Reserve Park, HMAT Armadale, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mr. Bert. French, 39 years, son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. French, died at his parents' home in Arthur street on Friday afternoon. Deceased was a staff Sergeant in the A.I.F., and served in the Great War from 1914 to the signing ot the Armistice in 1918. He had been ill for the last two years, and his condition gradually became worse. On Monday he took a serious turn, but temporarily recovered, and on Friday afternonn he was sitting up in bed, when he suddenly fell back and expired. Deceased was buried in the Springfield Methodist Cemetery on Saturday afternoon.