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Early Life :
Resident at the time of enlistment at 60 Peverell Park Roady, Plymouth. Married Margery Julia S. Stroud in 1926.Assistant Cashier (1914). Bank Clerk (1916). Cashier (1921).
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 9th Battalion The Devonshire Regiment |
9th (Service) Battalion Formed at Exeter on 15 September 1914 as part of K2 and attached as Divisional Troops to 20th (Light) Division. April 1915 : left Division and landed at Le Havre 28 July 1915. 8 August 1915 : attached to 20th Brigade, 7th Division. September 1918 : left Division in Italy and moved back to France. 16 September 1918 : attached to 7th Brigade, 25th Division. |
| Action : War Survivor |
Although many perished in times of national conflict and in the service of their country, many more survived including those interned as Prisoners of War. Stories of those who did survive are included as part of this site, especially those with high gallantry awards, those included against an external rolls of honour and those who had a distinguished career in wartime and military leaderhip.
Detail :
He embarked to France later in the year 1917, and saw action at Gheluvelt, near Ypres. A modern account relates to a narrative that whilst injured by machine gun fire he was assumed dead, but found alive by a German soldier amongst a pile of casualties who took notice of a gold masonic ring Bertram was wearing.
Bertram became a prisoner of war and following the war became a recipient of pioneering plastic surgery.
See also: Freemasonry Matters.
He was awarded the Victory and British War Medals. His medal card shows service with the 3rd Devons.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Harmony No. 156 E.C. | Devonshire |
| Joined : | Plymouth Hoe No. 4235 E.C. | Devonshire |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
2nd November 1914 | 7th December 1914 | 4th January 1915 |
Bertram was initiated into Harmony Lodge No. 156 in 1915 and went onto join Plymouth Hoe Lodge No. 4235 shortly after it was consecrated. He became Master of this latter lodge in 1930.
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley