▁Order ▁of ▁the ▁Bath , ▁and ▁died ▁at ▁age ▁ 5 7 ▁after ▁contract ing ▁small po x ▁on ▁a ▁special ▁assignment ▁in ▁India . ▁ ▁Early ▁life ▁and ▁family ▁Charles ▁H ert z berg ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁Toronto , ▁Ontario , ▁Canada ▁on ▁ 1 2 ▁June ▁ 1 8 8 6 , ▁to ▁Anton ▁Lund ▁H ert z berg ▁and ▁Helen ▁El iza ▁H ert z berg . ▁He ▁had ▁two ▁brothers ▁- ▁Major ▁General ▁H . F . H . ▁H ert z berg , ▁C B , ▁C M G , ▁D SO , ▁MC ▁of ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Engine ers ▁and ▁Lieutenant ▁O . ▁P . ▁H ert z berg , ▁MC ▁of ▁the ▁C . R . T . ▁He ▁was ▁desc ended ▁from ▁a ▁distinguished ▁military ▁family ▁in ▁Norway , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁great - grand son ▁of ▁N iels ▁H ert z berg . ▁H ert z berg ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁St . ▁Andrew ' s ▁College ▁in ▁Aur ora , ▁Ontario , ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 9 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 1 ▁before ▁ear ning ▁an ▁engineering ▁degree ▁at ▁University ▁of ▁Toronto ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 5 . ▁He ▁joined ▁ 2 nd ▁Field ▁Company ▁Canadian ▁Engine ers ▁( CE ) ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 2 , ▁and ▁was ▁commission ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 0 4 . ▁Before ▁heading ▁over se as ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁the ▁First ▁World ▁War , ▁H ert z berg ▁worked ▁as ▁a ▁consult ing ▁engineer