Wilfred Clement Von Berg

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W C von Berg
Bedford House Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Born1894
Died1978
NationalityBritish
OccupationArchitect
BuildingsPerry's Stores, South Africa
ProjectsCommonwealth War Graves Commission sites

Captain Wilfred Clement von Berg MC (21 October 1894 – July 1978)[1] was a British architect.

Bedford House Commonwealth War Graves Commission Cemetery outside of Ypres in Belgium.[4]

On leaving the Commission, he began practising architecture in France, moving to the

Benoni.[5] His practice was interrupted by World War II, where he served with the South African Engineers in the camouflage unit.[1] He returned to his practice at the end of the war, finally retiring in 1977.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d e Archives of the Department of Architecture, University of Pretoria quoted in Von Berg, Wilfred Clement, The South African Built Environment, accessed 31 August 2009
  2. ^ Supplement to The London Gazette p. 30, 1 January 1919, accessed 31 August 2009
  3. ^ Hard and Soft Landscaping in War Cemeteries p. 8, Commonwealth War Graves Commission, accessed 31 August 2009
  4. ^ Cemetery record for Bedford House, accessed 31 August 2009
  5. ^ Perry's Stores, Benoni, Gauteng The South African Built Environment, accessed 31 August 2009