| Regimental number | 274 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Victoria Estate, Herbert River, Queensland |
| School | Victoria Estate State School |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Occupation | Locomotive driver |
| Address | Townsville, Queensland |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 21 |
| Next of kin | Father, Edwin Hembrow, Victoria Estate, Herbert River, Queensland |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 11, Reinforcement 2 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/16/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 11th Machine Gun Battalion |
| Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Killed by a bomb dropped from a German aeroplane. |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Passchendaele, Ypres, Belgium |
| Age at death | 23 |
| Place of burial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XXIV, Row B, Grave No. 12A), Belgium |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 178 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Son of Edwin and Ada Hembrow of Victoria Estate, Herbert River, Queensland |
| Family/military connections | Cousins (distant): 5397 Pte Tom HEMBROW, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 16 June 1919; 5396 Pte Worthy HEMBROW, 12th Bn, returned to Australia, 2 September 1916. |
| Other details |
Enlisted at Townsville, Queensland. Sailed from Melbourne disembarking Plymouth, England on 2 October 1916. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 November 1916. Was serving in Belgium when he received a gun shot wound to the left leg. Reported wounded in action 29 September 1917. Admitted to 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station Hospital. Died of this wound on 30 September 1917 War Service: England, France, Belgium, Western Front Personal effects returned to Australia per 'Toromeo' |
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