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PILL, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3299 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Portland Victoria, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Naracoorte, Naracoorte and Lucindale, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Portland State School |
| Occupation: | Woolclasser, Station Hand |
| Died: | 27 December 1941, cause of death not yet discovered, place of death not yet discovered, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 3299, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
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| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 3299, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide |
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Herbert wa born in 1890 in Portland. He was the 2nd son of John & Mary Pill (nee Mathews)of Portland, and brother to Clara, Lucy, William, Stanley, Eva, Ina, Iima, Nicholas & Jacob.
Herberts brother Nicholas also enlisted in 1917, and returned home safely.
Herbert was 24 years when his unit embarked from Adelaide in South Australia, on board the HMAT A70 Ballarat on the 12th August 1916. Herbert returned to Australia 3rd July 1917.