Regimental number | 1352 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Yorketown, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs M D Herbert, Yorketown, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Oaklands, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/27/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 50th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Father: 5751 Sapper Ralph HERBERT, 2nd Tunnelling Company, returned to Australia, 15 April 1918; Brothers: 216 Driver Clifford HERBERT, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 1 November 1918; Major Mervyn James HERBERT MC, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 January 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Wounded in action, 24 April 1918 (shell wound, left hand). Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Burma', 14 December 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 15 April 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | West Terrace Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HERBERT Henry |