George Bertrand was born on 9 February 1891 in Urenui, New Zealand.
12 Facts About George Bertrand
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George Bertrand's father was an English immigrant and his mother was Maori.
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George Bertrand served in Gallipoli and on the Western Front.
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George Bertrand was wounded three times and rose to the rank of lieutenant.
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Between the wars, George Bertrand served as a territorial officer in the Taranaki Regiment and rose to become its commanding officer in 1931.
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George Bertrand returned to New Zealand in 1942 and commanded the 2nd Maori Battalion until 1944.
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George Bertrand taught at New Plymouth Boys' High School between the two world wars and again after World War II.
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George Bertrand was a member of the Ngarimu Scholarship Fund Board.
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George Bertrand died in Palmerston North on 25 July 1957 from injuries suffered in a car crash.
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George Bertrand was buried in Te Henui Cemetery in New Plymouth.
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George Bertrand was the grandfather of New Zealand Labour Party Member of the Parliament of New Zealand Georgina Beyer MNZM who was born in November 1957 and named after him.
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George Bertrand was made an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in the 1943 New Year Honours.