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Herbert Booker FIELD

Regimental number7596
Date of birth27 June 1899
Place of birthBelle Vue, Sandal, Yorkshire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationReaders assistant
AddressGolden Square, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinFather, W H Field, 38 Booth Street, Golden Square, Bendigo, Victoria
Enlistment date26 June 1917
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name14th Battalion, 25th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/31/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on 21 November 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollAustralian Army Medical Corps
FateReturned to Australia 1 November 1919
Discharge date15 December 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Also served in World War II: enlisted, V1629/VX104280, 10 September 1942; discharged, Lt Colonel, HQ Southern Command, 7 June 1948.
Date of death16 September 1951 Caulfield Repatriation Hospital
Age at death52
Place of burialNew Cheltenham Cemetery, Victoria, on 19 September 1951

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