Bertram WINTERBURN

Regimental number28568
Date of birth23 April 1877
Place of birthWellington
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm hand
Age at embarkation39
Height5' 4"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, A A Winterburn, Tory Street, Nelson
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date26 June 1916
Rank on embarkationRifleman
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington
New Zealand Rifle Brigade, 9th Reinforcements to 4th Battalion, H Company, left New Zealand on board two ships: HMNZT 'Tofua' (11 October 1916) and HMNZT 'Willochra' (16 October 1916). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked.
Final rankRifleman
Final unitNew Zealand Rifle Brigade
FateDied of disease 4 February 1917
Age at death from cemetery records40
Place of burialSt Mary New Churchyard (Grave No 33), Codford St Mary, Wiltshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Arthur A. Winterburn, Tory Street, Nelson
Other details

War service: England.

Embarked Wellington, 16 October 1916; disembarked Devonport, England, 29 December 1916 and marched in to Sling Camp.

Admitted to No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 31 January 1917 (influenza).

Died, No 3 NZ General Hospital, Codford, 4 February 1917 (bronchitis).

Medal: British War Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 43, p. 35
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805