Herbert James MAVAY

Regimental number2844
Place of birthSydney, New South Wales
SchoolAuburn Public School, New South Wales
ReligionBaptist
OccupationFarmer
AddressYangan via Warwick, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Irene Jane Mavay, Yan Gan via Warwick, Queensland
Enlistment date21 September 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name41st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 12 October 1917
Place of death or woundingPasschendaele, Ypres, Belgium
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialLijssenthoek Military Cemetery (Plot XX,,,,,,,), Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Charles and Mary MAVAY; husband of Jane MAVAY, Warwick, Queensland. Native of Sydney
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal