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Sgt. Wilbert Nugent Berg
Australian Imperial Force 18th Battalion
from:Australia
Wilbert Nugent Berg was born near Braidwood, New South Wales in 1896 and worked as a butcher before the First World War. His parents were Walter Samuel and Ellen (Nelly) Berg of Sydney. Berg married Mildred Phillips in 1915 before he enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force.
On 10 February 1915, he enlisted in the AIF at Liverpool, New South Wales. He was assigned to the 18th Battalion and departed Sydney aboard HMAT Ceramic on 25 June 1915. Wilbert Berg left England to return to Australia on 15 April 1918. During the post-war years, Wilbert Berg worked as a press photographer and died on 16 November 1929
SSgt. Joseph Bergin
British Army 2nd Btn. Irish Guards
from:Togher, Portlaoise, Co. Laois, Ireland
Joseph Bergin was my grandfather and he joined the Irish Guards in Dublin on the 30th of January 1914. He trained at Warley Barracks and was drafted to France in August of 1915, initially to the guards division base which was at Harfleur near le Harve. He spent about 4 weeks with the 7th Entrenching Battalion operating near the Somme region, and then joined his battalion as he saw his first action at Neuve Chapelle in October 1915. He moved north for the 2nd Battle of Ypres. He got sick, 'disordered action of the heart' and came home for 1 year before going out again in July 1917.
He saw action near Langemark at the crossing of the Broenbeeke river during October 1917, and was moved south with his battalion for the Battle of Cambrai in November that year. During that battle he was injured receiving gunshot wounds in his right eye and right leg during an offensive in Bourlon Wood about 4 miles from Cambrai. He was taken back to Southampton on board the hospital ship the Carisbrooke Castle and then on to another hospital in Cardiff for treatment and recovery. In November 1918 he was resuming training and preparing to go to the front for the 3rd time when the war was ended.
I only knew him for a short time, I was 6 when he died. From what I remember he did not speak much about the war, but he did tell me that he once went into a wood with 12 comrades and only 2 of them came out alive. He must have been referring to Bourlon Wood, as the Irish Guards and other regiments of the Guards division took heavy casualties on that day 27th of November 1917.
Pte. Frederick George Bergman
British Army 37th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Newton Abbott, Devon
Frederick Bergman remained with the Royal Fusiliers until April 1917, when he transferred to the RFC and eventually the RAF. He served in France, fighting in the last days of the Somme and possibly being wounded there.
Pte. Thomas Bergman
British Army 1/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
from:South Shields
Pte. G. Berkovitz
British Army 40th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
(d.9th Feb 1919 )
Private Berkovitz died on 9th February 1919 and is buried in the Haifa Jewish Cemetery, Israel.
Pte. John Bermingham
Australian Imperial Force 56th Btn.
from:Young, New South Wales
(d.2nd September 1918)
John Bermingham died on 2nd September 1918 and is buried in the Peronne Communal Cemetery extension in France. He was the son of Martin and Ann Cass, and father of Annie, Martin, Harry and Edith. Born at Young, New South Wales.
Pte. Patrick Bermingham
British Army 2nd Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:Dublin
(d.14th Dec 1914)
Patrick Bermingham was the son of Mylo Bermingham, of 6, Malpas St., Dublin. He was killed in action in Flanders in December 1914 aged 30, and is buried in Prowse Point Military Cemetery, Belgium.
Pte. William Bermingham
British Army 1st Btn. Norfolk Regiment
from:Dublin
(d.15th Sep 1914)
William Bermingham died in Flanders in September 1914.
Mechn Hubert Thomas Sidney Bern
South African Service Corps
from:Plettenberg Bay
(d.19th October 1918)
Mechanician Bern was the Son of Thomas Sidney Bern and Helen Bern, of Sunny Side, Plettenberg Bay.
He was 29 and is buried in the Plettenberg Bay (St. Peters) Cemetery, Western Cape, South Africa.
Lt. Robert Bernard
British Army 1st Btn. Royal Dublin Fusiliers
from:32 Lower Leeson Street, Dublin
(d.26th Apr 1915)
Lieutenant Robert Bernard was born on December 20th 1891 in Dublin. He was the second son of the Most Reverend and Right Honourable John Henry Bernard, D.D. (Lord Bishop of Dublin), and his wife, Maud, of Provost's House, Trinity College, Dublin. In his youth he was educated at Arnold House in Llandulas, Wales, and also at Marlborough College in Wiltshire. He received his training at The Royal Military Academy Sandhurst, Berkshire.
From August to November 1914 he served in India with the Fusiliers at Mimednai-ar and Madras. On November 12th 1913 he was promoted from 2nd Lieutenant to Lieutenant. A year later on November 16th he embarked on SS Malda at Bombay and sailed in a large convoy headed for England. On March 16th 1915 he embarked on SS Ausonia at Avonmouth, Bristol, for transport to the Dardenelles.
Lieutenant Bernard was aged 23 when he was killed in action at Gallipoli. Whilst he was leading his men in a bayonet charge in the village of Sedd-el-Bahr he was shot at from someone in one of the houses. He is remembered in V Beach Cemetery, Turkey on Special Memorial A.
Pte. Thomas Bernard
British Army Royal Army Medical Corps
from:Dublin
(d.10th Oct 1918)
Thomas Bernard died at sea aged 39 and is buried in Grangegorman Military Cemetery, County Dublin, Ireland
Sgt. Patrick William Berne
Canadian Expeditionary Forces 15th (Central Ontario) Battalion
(d.9th Apr 1917)
Sgt. Patrick Berne was the son of Connor and B. H. Berne, of 3, Montpelier Place, Blackrock, Co. Dublin. He served with the Canadian Infantry (Central Ontario Regiment) 15th Battalion. He was killed in action in April 1917 aged 29 and was buried in Arras Road Cemetery. He is commemorated on Mem. 6. in Nine Elms Military Cemetery, Thelus.
L/Cpl. James Bernes
British Army 12th Btn. Kings Rgt. (Liverpool)
from:48 St George's Hill, Everton, Liverpool
(d.17th Aug 1917)
Lance Corporal James Bernes served with the 12th Battalion, the Kings (Liverpool) Regiment and died on 17th August 1917, age 28. He was the son of Mrs M Hamilton (formerly Bernes) of 48, St. George's Hill, Everton, Liverpool.
L/Cpl. James Bernes
British Army 12th Btn. King's (Liverpool) Regiment
from:48 St Georges Hill, Everton, Liverpool
(d.17th Aug 1917)
Lance Corporal James Bernes, of the 12th Battalion, King's Regiment(Liverpool) died on the 17th of August 1917, aged 28. He was the son of Mrs Margaret Hamilton (formerly Bernes) of 48 St Georges Hill, Everton, Liverpool. James is memorialized at Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke in Belgium. His body was never recovered.
L/Cpl. Michael Bernes
British Army 2nd Btn. South Lancashire Regiment
from:Dublin
(d.24th Oct 1914)
L/Sgt. David Berney
British Army 2nd Btn. Connaught Rangers
from:Dublin
(d.1st Nov 1914)
L/Sgt. David Berney served with the Connaught Rangers 2nd Battallion and was killed in action in Flanders in November 1914.
Pte. Myer Bernstein
British Army 28th Btn. Royal Fusiliers
from:Manchester
We know Myer Bernstein had contracted malaria in the Middle East. This had long term health effects, as it does.
Rfm. Simon Bernstein
British Army 1st Battalion Rifle Brigade
from:1 Newcastle Place, Whitechapel, London
(d.12th Oct 1917 )
Simon Bernstein was 25 years old when he died in Flanders, he has no known grave and is remembered at Tyne Cot.
Pte George Berridge
British Army 6th Btn. Lincolnshire Regiment
from:Lincoln
My Grandfather George Berridge was in the 6th Lincolshire Regiment WW1. On June 30th 1915 the Ballalion went to Liverpool and embarked on the RMS Empress of Britian for service with the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force. They then set sail for Gallipoli. They enjoyed lovely weather on the way. They arrived in Gallipoli on August 5th or 6th .
randad was shot by a sniper who was hidden in a tree on August 15th. He was shot in his shoulder and the bullet lodged in his throat. He lay for three days in the blazing sun on the battle field. Whilst being robbed by another soldier he was seen to move. After that he was taken to the field hospital and stabilised then he was taken to a hospital in Alexandria.
After that he came home on the hospital ship HMHS Asturias and was taken to a hospital in Birmingham. It took 13 operations to give him his voice back again. The operations left him with a weak heart, but he went on to live to be 76 years old and died in 1964. I think this was due to the loving care given to him by my grandmother Eva.
Pte Harold Sydney Berridge
British Army 22nd Battalion Manchester Regiment
from:Upwood Hunts
Pte Harry Leonard Berridge
British Army 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment
from:Winston, Leicestershire
Pte. Albert Berry
British Army 18th Battalion, "B" Coy. Durham Light Infantry
from:Jarrow
(d.3rd May 1917)
Albert Berry died on 3rd May 1917 at the age of 27 whilst serving with 18th Battalion "B" Coy. Durham Light Infantry. He was born, enlisted and lived Jarrow, the son of John and Frances Berry of 74 Croft Terrace and husband of Mary Isabella Berry (nee Huntley) of 22 Beaumont Terrace Jarrow. On the 1911 census Albert Berry age 21 Traffic Clerk in Co-operative Society is with his parents John and Frances Berry and family at 15 York Street, Jarrow.
Albert is remembered on the Arras Memorial and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church Jarrow.
Pte. Alexander Berry
British Army 24th (Tyneside Irish) Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers
from:Blaydon
Alexander Berry was discharged in 1917 due to illness.
Pte. Daniel Berry
British Army 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment
from:Jarrow
(d.18th Aug 1916)
Daniel Berry died on 18th August 1916 aged 27 whilst serving with the 8th Battalion East Yorkshire Regiment. He was born and lived Jarrow and had enlisted in South Shields. He was the son of Clara Berry of 55 Nansen Street Jarrow and the late Daniel Berry. On the 1911 census he is listed as Daniel Berry age 21 Coal miner Putter below ground is with his widowed mother Clara Berry and family at 25 Walter Street, Jarrow
Daniel is buried in Dantzig Alley British Cemetery. Mametz and is commemorated on the Triptych in St. Paul's Church, Jarrow.
Pte. Dennis Henry Berry
British Army 24th Btn. London Regiment
from:10 Dante Road, Southwark London
My Uncle Harry Berry was a furrier at Debenham & Peabody's store in Wigmore Street London when he enlisted in the 24th London Territorial Army on the 10th of June 1914. He embarked for France on the 15th of March 1915 and fought at Battle of Festubert. His regiment fought with great distinction standing firm when the regular army retreated and winning the day. On the 25th of March 1915 he was wounded in his left arm and left leg. He was hospitalized at Rouen nd afterwards given home leave. He returned to active service on the 9th of October 1915 and fought at the Battle of Loos and the second Battle of the Somme. He was blown up and gassed but he survived the war and was Honorably discharged on the 3rd of January 1919.
They Were All Heroes and deserve to be remembered.
Pte. E. Berry
British Army 32nd Battalion Middlesex Regiment
2nd Lt. George Wilfred Berry
British Army 5th Btn Durham Light Infantry
(d.25th Aug 1917)
2nd Lt George Wilfred Berry, known as Wilfred in the family, was a member of 5th Btn Durham Light Infantry. In 1917 he was attached to the 19th Btn DLI and was was killed leading his platoon in a counter attack on 25th of Aug 1917. An account of the action including his death is included in John Sheen's book the Durham Pals (pages 185-186). We do not know whether he arrived in France with the 5th Bn in 1915.
A/Sgt. George William Berry
British Army 10th Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment
from:Solihull
Pte. Gordon Cedric Berry
British Army 14th Btn. Argyll & Sutherland Highlanders
from:Kingston upon Thames
(d.24th April 1917)
L/Cpl. Henry Berry
British Army 9th Btn. Yorkshire Regiment
(d.29th Sep 1917)
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