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Herbert Henry SUMMERS

Regimental number2644
Place of birthVictoria
SchoolClunes State School, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressArmidale, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinWife, Mrs Rose Virginia Summers, Murray Lane, Tamworth, New South Wales
Enlistment date15 August 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll16 August 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name33rd Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/50/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll33rd Battalion
Other details from Roll of Honour CircularName given by Wife (NOK) as Summner on RoH.
FateDied of wounds 7 June 1917
Place of death or woundingMessines, Belgium
Age at death35
Age at death from cemetery records35
Place of burialPont D'Achelles Military Cemetery (Plot I, Row B, Grave No. 2), Nieppe, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
123
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Minnie SUMMNER; husband of Rose V. SUMMNER, Upper Street, Tamworth, New South Wales. Native of Victoria. See SUMMNER the true family name
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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