Son of William Fuller and Ellen Bertram, of Weenen, Natal, South Africa. His brother also died in service.
K.M. Jordan, Royal Durban Light Infantry WWII Roll of Honour ("working document", Aug 2026 draft; email to John & Bobby, 4 Sep 2026, marked "not 100% correct"): BERTRAM, Athol William (Son of William & Ellen Bertram, of Innes Road, Durban; previously of 432 Stamford Hill Rd, Durban.) (Stamford Hill Primary; Durban High School 1932 -1936; admin # 5208.) 190178 Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Alexandria, Cape Province 15/9/1918; a mine surveyor in Machavie, Transvaal by profession; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in North Africa; WIA (GSW - right abdomen and thigh) 7/6/1942 during an attack on Point 141, near Gazala; died of his wounds the following day. (His brother Reginald Bertram also died in WWII.) Tobruk War Cemetery, Libya. (Also, on the Durban High School; the Royal Durban Light Infantry & Durban Cenotaph WWII Memorials & on “B” Company, RDLI WWII Memorial, - originally at Pennington, now housed at the DLI HQ.) 08/06/1942 LR4C-B6J 23
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