HERGSTROM, Carl Tura
| Service Numbers: | 3939, 3939A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 26 July 1917, Port Pirie, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sundsvall, Sweden, 12 June 1898 |
| Home Town: | Woodside, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 3 July 1918, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Grave Ref. V111 A 4, |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board, Woodside R.S.S. & A.I.L.A. Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Jul 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3939, Port Pirie, South Australia | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3939, 5th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3939, 5th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3939A, 48th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3939A awm_unit: 48 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-07-03 |
Carl Tura Hergstrom
Name: Carl Tura Hergstrom
Service Number: 3939A
Place of Birth: Lundsville, Sweden
Date of Birth: August 1896
Place of Enlistment: Port Pirie
Date of Enlistment: 10 October 1917
Age at Enlistment: 21 years 2 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Hulda Hergstrom / Woodside
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
Carl left Melbourne on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on 30 October 1917 and disembarked at Devonport, England on 27 December. On 2 January 1918 he transferred to the 32nd Battalion and was sent to France on 1 April to reinforce the 48th Battalion. Carl was killed in action at Villers Bretonneux on 3 July and was initially buried at Vaux-sur-Somme Communal Cemetery, near Corbie, the day of his death. He was later buried at Villers Bretonneux Australian Memorial Cemetery. His mother Hulda, received Carl’s Memorial Plaque, Memorial Scroll and Victory Medal between July 1921 and May 1923.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins
United in Death
My Great Uncle Carl Ture Hergstrom (3939), was shot while carrying 1781 Lce./Cpl. H. R. McDonald on a stretcher to the aid station.
Unfortunately neither of them survived.
Submitted 16 May 2018 by Dave Hergstrom
Biography contributed by Veronica DiToro
My daughter-in-law is the great great niece of Hugh Rennie McDonald, the soldier that Private Hergstrom attempted to save. I will be at Villers-Bretonneux September 2022 and will lay a wreath of gratitude on Private Hergstrom's grave.
Biography
Carl Tura HERGSTROM was born on 12th June 1898 at Sundsvall, Sweden
His parents were Ernest Theodor HERGSTROM and Hulda Johanna FORSLUND - the family arrived in South Australia in 1914
His father Ernest died on 15th August 1949 (SA) and his mother Hulda died on 5th July, 1931 (SA)
He enlisted with the 5th Pioneer Battalion on 26th July 1917 - unit embarked from Melbourne on HMAT Aeneas on 30th October 1917 - he was transferred to the 48th Battalion -Service No. 3939
Carl was Killed in Action on 3rd July 1918 and is buried in Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot V111, Row A, Grave no. 4)
He was awarded the British War Medal and the Victory Medal
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