SEMPLE, Herbert George
| Service Number: | 2796 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 August 1915, Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hobart, Tas., 1894 |
| Home Town: | Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Dealer |
| Died: | 2 October 1963, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Armidale General Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2796, 18th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2796, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2796, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Herbert George Semple, 8 Steel Street, Surry Hills, Sydney, New South Wales
Military Medal
'For conspicuous devotion to duty as a stretcher bearer throughout the period 3rd/5th May near NOREUIL. He was the leading spirit in organisisng attempts to bring wounded in from No Man's Land. Although persistant reports were made that stretcher bearers weere being fired on, he continued with his work. He carried 4 bad stretcher cases and 3 less serious through the wire. His example stimulated other squads with the result that several areas were speadily cleared of wounded. His courage and devotion to duty have been brought under notice by four different officers.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189
Date: 8 November 1917