Edwin George HERRON

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Service Number:	1108
Enlisted:	23 March 1915, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	26th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Launceston, Tasmania, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Launceston, Launceston, Tasmania
Schooling:	Beaconsfield State School, Tasmania, Australia
Occupation:	Miner
Died:	Died of Illness - Influenza and Pneumonia, No. 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, Middlesex, England, 19 October 1918
Cemetery:	Harefield (St. Mary) Churchyard, Middlesex, United Kingdom Australian Section. Grave 75. Inscription: HE DIED THAT OTHERS MIGHT LIVE
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

23 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1108, Depot Battalion , Claremont, Tasmania
29 Jun 1915:	Involvement Private, 1108, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
29 Jun 1915:	Embarked Private, 1108, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Brisbane
4 Sep 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1108, 26th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
14 Jan 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Driver, 26th Infantry Battalion, Egypt
27 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1108, 26th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières
5 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1108, 26th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17
20 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 1108, 26th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres
19 Oct 1918:	Involvement Driver, 1108, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1108 awm_unit: 26th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Driver awm_died_date: 1918-10-19

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