Son of William Fuller and Ellen Bertram, of Weenen, Natal, South Africa. Husband of Minnie May Bertram (nee Walsh). 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, Reginald Rennie (Son of William & Ellen Bertram, of Innes Road, Durban; previously of 432 Stamford Hill Rd, Durban; husband of Minnie May Bertram of Princes Avenue, Benoni.) (Stamford Hill Primary; Mansfield Road Government School; Durban High School 1932 -1936; admin # 4598) 190180 Private Royal Durban Light Infantry Born Vryburg, Transvaal 1/9/1915; a mine surveyor in Machavie, Transvaal by profession; served with the 1st Battalion RDLI in North Africa; killed in action, during the attack on Point 141, near Gazala. He was initially reported as missing, but later confirmed as having been killed in action. (Body not found / grave lost.) (His brother Athol Bertram also died in WWII.) Alamein Memorial to the Missing, El Alamein War Cemetery, Egypt. (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.) 07/06/1942 LR4C-RVG 26
CONFLICT vs Jordan RDLI WWII draft (not resolved, ROH value kept): Age: Jordan 26 vs ROH 0.
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