LIENERT, Herbert George
| Service Number: | 2381 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Shea-Oak Log, South Australia, September 1889 |
| Home Town: | North Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 12 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Grevillers British Cemetery PLOT II. E. 11. |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Lower North Adelaide War Memorial WW1, The Motor Cycle Club of SA Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2381, 5th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Itria embarkation_ship_number: A53 public_note: '' | |
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| 14 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2381, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Itria, Adelaide |
Herbert George Lienert
Name: Herbert Walter Lienert
Service Number: 62109
Place of Birth: Shea – Oak Log
Date of Birth: 4 February 1897
Place of Enlistment: Cowell
Date of Enlistment: 23 May 1918
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Father – Ernest Rudolph
Lienert
Occupation: Farmer
Religion: Lutheran
Rank: Private 4
th General Reinforcements / 43rd Battalion
Herbert was the son of Rudolph and Hanna Lienert nee [Neilsen]. Herbert left
Adelaide with the 43rd Battalion on SS Gaika on 6 August 1918, disembarking
at London on 13 October. He was sent to France with his unit on 22 January
1919. Herbert was admitted to the 40th Casualty Clearing Station with
influenza on 10 February. He was transferred to hospital at Lewisham, England
where he spent three weeks receiving treatment. Herbert was treated for
measles at the 3rd Auxiliary Hospital in England prior to returning to Australia.
on the Devon on 8 October and was discharged on 9 December
Submitted 19 October 2023 by christopher collins