Regimental number | 2424 |
Place of birth | Yaamba, Queensland |
School | Private School |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Sheep overseer |
Address | Yaamba, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 30 |
Next of kin | Brother, Mr Hubert Vicary Sherwin, Murweh, Charleville, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 41st Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/58/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A48 Boonah on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 41st Battalion |
Other details from Roll of Honour Circular | Buried at D'Aours, France. |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Clery, France |
Age at death | 34 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 32 |
Place of burial | Daours Communal Cemetery (Plot VIII, Row B, Grave No. 61), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 134 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin and Amy SHERWIN, Yaamba, Rockhampton; brother of Hubert SHERWIN, "Sheerwood", Quilberry, S. and W. Railway, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brother: No.169 Harold Phillip Sherwin, 5th Light Horse Regiment, who was killed in action at Gallipoli on either 7 or 9 November 1915 and No.650 Hubert Vicary Sherwin, 5th Light Horse Regiment, who returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |