No.40877, Private, Bertram PENDLE
Aged 19
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Bertram Pendle was born in Soham (Newmarket Q3-1898 3B:529) son of Harry and Emily PENDLE (née SULLY).
1901 census...Aged 3, he was at Station Road, Soham with his father Harry PENDLE [33] carpenter born Soham; his mother Emily [39] born Wellington, Somerset; brothers Cecil [7] born Camberwell, London, Harry [5] born Soham and Charles [2 months] born Soham. 1911 census...Aged 13, he was at Market Place, Soham with his parents, brothers Cecil (errand boy), Harry (errand boy) and Charles , and sister Jessie [6] born in Soham. |
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He enlisted in Chelsea when resident in Cambridge.
The 11th Lancashire Fusiliers were holding high ground north of the Vesle. The war diary of the battalion:- 27/5/1918...Arrived at MUSCOURT at about 4 am. 9 am 1 platoon per Coy., ordered to proceed to a line along canal bank NE of MAIZY to form a nucleus of defence for that place. 12 noon..Remainder of Battalion ordered to reinforce at once, line already taken up. Total gong into action 12 Officers, 496 other ranks. ........ 28/5/1918...5 Officers and 72 other ranks reported at transport lines in small parties during the day (remnants of battalion).. CWGC records 19 killed on 27th and 49 on 28th, which would certainly all be part of the same operation.
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