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Ralph HERBERT

Regimental number5751
Place of birthBallarat Vic
ReligionMethodist
OccupationMiner
AddressBroken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation45
Next of kinWife, Mrs R Herbert, 304 Deveton Street, South Ballarat, Victoria
Enlistment date3 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentSapper
Unit nameTunnelling Companies Reinforcements
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 25 October 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll2nd Tunnelling Company
FateReturned to Australia 15 April 1918
Family/military connectionsSons: 216 Driver Clifford HERBERT, 4th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 1 November 1918; 1352 Pte Henry HERBERT, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 14 December 1918; Major Mervyn James HERBERT MC, 50th Bn, returned to Australia, 8 January 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Wife, Robina HERBERT, d. 15 March 1931, aged 72.
Date of death12 June 1931
Place of burialFawkner Cemetery

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