Service Details
Name:
 HURST
Given Name:
 BERTRAM TWISS
Initials:
 B T
Service No:
 7066
Rank:
 Private
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Regiment:
 South African Infantry
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Unit:
 2nd Regt.
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Date of Death:
 1918-09-12
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Date of Birth:
 1878-12-19
Age:
 39
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
Citations:
 ***Not yet accepted for War Grave Status by CWGC, need service file
Additional
Information:
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.
Commemoration
Country:
 United Kingdom
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Locality:
 Hampshire
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Cemetery:
 HOLLYBROOK MEMORIAL, SOUTHAMPTON
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