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Robert William HERD

Regimental number1143
Place of birthLower Bucca New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationFarrier
AddressLower Bucca Creek via Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation27
Next of kinFather, John Herd, Lower Bucca Creek via Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Enlistment date22 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll13th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 7 February 1917
Place of burialDernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row A, Grave No. 8), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
69
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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