Walter Henry HERRING

HERRING, Walter Henry

Service Numbers: 701, N339493
Enlisted: 9 October 1914, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank: Lieutenant
Last Unit: 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF
Born: Yass, New South Wales, Australia, 5 April 1894
Home Town: Bulli, Wollongong, New South Wales
Schooling: Yass State School
Occupation: Clerk
Died: 5 November 1967, aged 73 years, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Wollongong City Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, New, South Wales
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Memorials: Bulli Great War Memorial, Bulli Roll of Honour, Bulli-Woonona War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

9 Oct 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 701, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, Sydney, NSW
28 Nov 1914: Involvement Private, 701, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
28 Nov 1914: Embarked Private, 701, 2nd Australian General Hospital: AIF, HMAT Kyarra, Sydney

World War 2 Service

16 May 1942: Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Lieutenant, N339493, Wollongong, NSW

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Catherine HERRING, Bulli, New South Wales.

Walter saw action at Gallipoli shortly after the landing until the evacuation and then on to France and Belgium.  He was slightly gassed and returned to Australia on Anzac furlough and was later discharged.