Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Upon enlistment, Bernard (Bern) was an Engineer, having been apprenticed to his father. Bern enlisted six months after his younger brother Eugene. In a personal note from Cpl Bruce Prior to Bern's family and friends decribing the events surrounding his death 3000 yards east of Ypres, Bern was described as being "..well respected and held in high esteem by all of his Officers and NCOs and men of this side. Only on the afternoon previous to his death he went under heavy and concentrated shell fire to a neighbouring 60 pounder battery and affected repairs to one of the guns. One of the battery's Officers has already written to the English Division commenting on this action."