| Regimental number | 2044 |
| Place of birth | Athelstone, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Brush hand |
| Address | St Peter's, South Australia |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 28 |
| Height | 5' 6" |
| Weight | 137 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Kathleen Herriot, Opie Street, Evandale, St Peter's, South Australia |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 32nd Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A28 Miltiades on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 2045 Lance Corporal Percy HERRIOTT, 32nd Bn, returned to Australia, 6 November 1918; 379 Pte Hubert Ronald HERRIOTT, 10th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 February 1918. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Adelaide, 7 February 1916; disembarked Suez, 11 March 1916. Taken on strength, 32nd Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 1 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 17 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 June 1916. Wounded in action, Fromelles, 19 July 1916 (gun shot wound, left arm and elbow); admitted to 8th Field Ambulance, 20 July 1916, and transferred to 2nd Casualty Clearing Station; to Ambulance Train No 1, 21 July 1916, and admitted to 30th General Hospital, Calais, 21 July 1916; listed as 'seriously ill', 22 July 1916; transferred to England, 30 July 1916, and admitted to East Sussex Hospital, Hastings, 31 July 1916 (gun shot wound: severe; arm amputated); transferred to Pavilion Military Hospital, Brighton, 1 September 1916 (wound severe); to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, Southall (date not recorded); discharged on furlough, 21 December 1916, to return to 2nd Auxiliary Hospital, 5 January 1917. Commenced return to Australia from Devonport on board HT 'Themistocles', 4 May 1917; discharged (medically unfit), Adelaide, 3 January 1918. War service: 2 years 84 days (of which 1 year 147 days was abroad) Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal Death not attributed to war service. |
| Date of death | |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HERRIOT Hamilton Dunbar |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
