Bertram Wilfred Bacon

Bertram was born in 1890 the son of John a commercial traveller in the printing trade and Annie Bacon (née) Harrison. His father was born in 1865 in Chesterfield and his mother was also born in 1865 at Nottingham. Married at Nottingham in 1884, they had seven children, all born at Nottingham, one of whom died in infancy. Bertram’s surviving siblings were Clarence Clifford b.1885, Leonard b.1887, Ernest b.1895, Grace b.1894 and Cyril b.1904. In 1908 Bertram married Eleanor Mabel Stainsby at Nottingham and they had two children, Bernard Victor (b.1909) and Stella (b.1910). In 1911 Bertram’s parents lived at 31 Sherbrook Road Carrington whilst he, Eleanor and their children lived at 82 Leicester Street St Ann’s Nottingham. Eleanor married John Buxton in 1917 and lived at 11 St Cecilia Terrace Peas Hill Road St Ann's Nottingham.

Bertram Wilfred Bacon enlisted at Nottingham first entering theatre (Egypt) 26/4/1915 transferring to Gallipoli 22/8/1915. Helles Memorial Panel 17