MADDOCK, Bertram
| Service Numbers: | 3842, V82391 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Leigh, Lancashire, England, 26 March 1891 |
| Home Town: | Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Accidental Injuries , Australia, 27 January 1944, aged 52 years |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale War Cemetery, Melbourne, Victoria 2 O B 11 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3842, 14th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3842, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3842, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 18 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Field Artillery Brigade | |
| 16 Feb 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 4th Division Artillery | |
| 30 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Division Artillery | |
| 8 Dec 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Driver, 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
Vietnam War Service
| 20 Feb 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
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World War 1 Service
| 31 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 3842, 10th Field Artillery Brigade , 3rd MD |
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World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Corporal, V82391 | |
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| 27 Dec 1939: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Corporal, V82391 |
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From How We Served
The final resting place for; - 3842 & V82391 Corporal Bertram Maddock who had immigrated to Australia from England prior to the outbreak of World War One, and was employed as laborer when he enlisted at Ballarat, Victoria, in July 1915.
Bertram was allocated to reinforcements for the 14th Battalion, 1st AIF and was embarked for Egypt and further training on the 23rd of November. Following his arrival in Egypt Bertram was officially taken on strength with the 46th Battalion, before being transferred to the 12th Field Artillery Brigade on the 14th of March 1916.
Bertram was shipped to England, where he disembarked on the 12th of June, and entered camp at Bulford, and later was moved to Parkhouse.
Embarking for France, Bertram disembarked on the 1st of December. Following his arrival, Bertram was officially taken on strength with the 4th Division Artillery Column, and again he would be transferred, joining the 10th Field Artillery Brigade on the 4th of December 1917.
Aside a short respite of Leave to England in September, Bertram’s service in the field would be continuous, seeing action throughout Northern France and Flanders until the War’s end.
Following the Armistice, Bertram returned to England to begin his repatriation back to Australia on the 13th of March 1919. Having arrived back in Australia, Bertram received his official discharge from the 1st AIF for his re-entry into civilian life on the 31st of July 1919.
With the outbreak of a Second World War, Bertram, now a resident of Geelong, Victoria, again presented himself for service with the Australian Military Forces on the 27th of December 1939, and was accepted for full time duty.
Promoted to the rank of Corporal, Bertram was serving with the 3rd Military District Lines of Communication Provost Company, when he received accidental injuries whilst on duty. Bertram succumbed to these injuries, with his death occurring on the 27th of January 1944. He was aged 52.
Corporal Bertram Maddock, a veteran of the Great War, and who chose to serve his country during a Second World War, was formally laid to rest within Springvale War Cemetery, Victoria.
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