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Herbert Charles ORGAN

Regimental number5182
Place of birthCheltenham, Victoria
SchoolState School, Caulfield, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationCarpenter
AddressKooromang Road, Murrumbeena, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22.2
Height5' 8"
Weight154 lbs
Next of kinFather, C Organ,Kooromang Road, Murrumbeena, Victoria
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date3 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll3 August 1915
Place of enlistmentMelbourne, Victoria
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 14 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll46th Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularServed as Headquarters bugler and military bandsman.
FateDied of wounds 15 April 1917
Place of death or woundingVaux, France
Age at death23
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialGrevillers British Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
142
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Sarah ORGAN. Native of Victoria
Family/military connectionsBrother: 34060 Driver Francis Joseph ORGAN, 4th Motor Transport Company, returned to Australia, 18 July 1919.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Died of head wounds (mine explosion), 15 April 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, ORGAN Herbert Charles

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