In Memory Of

HURST, BERTRAM TWISS

Service Details
Age:
 39
Date of Birth:
 1878-12-19
Service No:
 7066
Rank:
 Private
Unit:
 2nd Regt.
Regiment:
 South African Infantry
Date of Death:
 1918-09-12
Cause of Death:
 Drowned at sea (from S.S. "Galway Castle"), as a result of an attack by an enemy submarine 160 miles S.W. and .5 S. of the Fastnet
Commemoration
Cemetery:
 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON
Localitly:
 Hampshire
Country:
 United Kingdom
Additional Information
Citations:
 ***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
Son of David and Annie Hurst. Husband of Elsie Mary Hurst, of 118 Park Street, Belgravia, Johannesburg. Born Southall Green, Middlesex. Enlisted for the British army and joined the North Lancashire Regiment on 1st July 1897 aged 17; signing up for 6 years. A railway clerk. Injured in France in 1917 and was discharged on medical grounds in February 1918.