Sydney Charles Edgar HERRING DSO, CMG, MID***

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HERRING, Sydney Charles Edgar

Service Number:	N393152
Enlisted:	9 October 1914, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Colonel
Last Unit:	45th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gladesville, NSW, 8 October 1882
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Army Officer
Died:	Heart Disease, Gladesville, New South Wales, Australia , 27 May 1951, aged 68 years
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Gladesville Christ Church War Memorial Gates

World War 1 Service

9 Oct 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, NSW
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
11 May 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant Colonel, 45th Infantry Battalion
18 Aug 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1

World War 2 Service

25 Mar 1942:	Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Colonel, N393152
Date unknown:	Discharged Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Colonel, N393152

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Biography contributed

"Brigadier-General S. C. E. Herring, One of the most distinguished of our soldiers

— Brigadier-General Herring, C.M.G., D.S.O., Croix de Guerre, Legion of Honour— is standing as a Nationalist, and has the National Soldiers and Sailors' Federation nomination. He left Australia an 1914 with, the rank of captain, and took part in the landing at Gallipoli. He saw continuous service on the Peninsula, and took part in en gagements at Pope's Hill, Quinn's Post (wounded, but remained on duty), Suvla Bay, Hill 60, and was in command of the rear party furnished by the 4th Brigade at the evacuation.

He was promoted to major and temporary lieutenant-colonel. Shortly afterwards came his transfer to the command of the 45th Battalion with the rank of lieut.-colonel. He landed in France in June, 1916, and took part in engagements at Pozieres, Ypres, Guedecourt, Bullecourt, Messines, Passchendaele, and other places. In June, 1918, he was transferred to command the 13th Australian Infantry Brigade with the rank of brigadier-general, and remained in command of that brigade until it was demobilised in April, 1919.

Four times he was mentioned in despatches for his work on the field. He is contesting the Rvde election." - from the Sydney Mail 25 Feb 1920 (nla.gov.au)

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