373 Pte Albert Bernard Sjoberg, MM

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Military Medal (MM) (Geo.V) 373 Pte A.B. Sjoberg 2/S.A.Inf:;

BWM; AVM (Bil.) Pte A.B. Sjoberg 2nd S.A.I.;
ASM ACF153727 A.B. Sjoberg;

Médaille de la Somme de 1914-1918 et de 1940 (Medal for the Somme) unnamed as issued

 

MM LONDON GAZETTE 25 JUNE 1918
“On 27th March 1918 at Dernancourt during a critical time in the retirement of part of our troops, this man acted with conspicuous gallantry in the face of heavy shell and machine gun fire, and showed great resource and initiative in handling his Lewis gun.

 

By his fine example of coolness and determination the small force, covering the retirement, were able to hold on to their position until finally relieved some hours later.”

Albert Bernard Sjoberg was born in Sydney, Australia in about 1897. In attesting for service with the South Africa Overseas Expeditionary Force on 17 August 1915 he indicated that hisnext-of-kin was his mother, Mrs. Mary Alice Sjoberg, of Vincent Road, Clifton, East London.

Posted to “D” company of the 2nd Infantry Battalion he served in Egypt from 13 January 1916 to 15 April 1916 and crossing immediately to France he served there from 16 April 1916. He was wounded in action, receiving a gunshot wounded in his back, on 12 October 1916.

 

In 1917 he was posted to “B” Company and returned to France on 17 February 1917. After re-joining his unit on 26 March he was once again wounded on the right shoulder l on 21 September 1917 and returning to his Unit on 24 October 1917. It seems as if he was once again wounded, soon after earning his Military Medal, on or about 30 April 1918.

 

He was finally discharged from service on 24 May 1919. During WWII he served with 55th Coy M.E.B., (S.A.E.C.) and 21 (M.E.B.) N.E. Rand Armd. Comds. serving from 2 May 1941 until his discharge on 31 December 1946