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Herbert James STRONG

Regimental number282
Place of birthBrisbane, Queensland
SchoolSherwood State School, Queensland
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationRailway clerk
AddressGraceville via Brisbane, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Mary Ann Strong, Graceville, Brisbane, Queensland
Enlistment date20 November 1915
Rank on enlistmentCorporal
Unit name41st Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/58/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 18 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLance Sergeant
Unit from Nominal Roll41st Battalion
FateDied of wounds 26 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death23.9
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialBailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot III, Row D, Grave No. 106), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
134
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Mary Ann STRONG, Graceville, Queensland
Family/military connectionsCousin to Frances McDOUGALL, 47th Battalion killed in action. His eldest brother left Queensland with the first contingent and fought at the Boer War
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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