PORTER, Herbert Bishop
| Service Number: | 2765 |
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| Enlisted: | 6 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Christchurch, New Zealand, January 1888 |
| Home Town: | Claremont, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Ironmonger |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 14 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Claremont St. Aidan's Memorial Window, Roebourne War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), West Leederville Town Hall HB2 |
World War 1 Service
| 6 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2765, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 2765, 28th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 2765, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 3 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 28 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 14 Aug 1916: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 2765, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2765 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-08-14 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Silver
A New Zealander by birth, Herbert Bishop Porter was the sixth of ten children of William Allen and Marianne (Mary Polly) Porter (nee Bishop) who migrated to Western Australia shortly after Herbert's birth in 1888.
Private Herbert Porter enlisted in August 1915 and proceeded overseas in the following November. Taken on strength in March 1916 by the 51st Battalion he was promoted to Lance Corporal on 28 July 1916.
Just a fortnight later he paid the supreme sacrifice at Pozieres some time between 14 and 16 August. His remains were never found.
His eldest sibling, 6316 Private William Alexander Porter of the 11th Battalion was also killed in action near Fleurs in February 1917.
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