Herbert SAYER

SAYER, Herbert

Service Number: 2207
Enlisted: 12 March 1915, Enlisted at Gympie, QLD
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 9th Infantry Battalion
Born: Leyton, London, England, 1893
Home Town: Gympie, Queensland
Schooling: Public School, England
Occupation: Farmer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 7 May 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gympie & Widgee War Memorial Gates, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France)
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World War 1 Service

12 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2207, Enlisted at Gympie, QLD
12 Jun 1915: Involvement Private, 2207, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: ''
12 Jun 1915: Embarked Private, 2207, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Brisbane

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 17 years

Son of Henry and Elisse (Elizabeth) Bertha Maud  Sayer of Barter Street, Gympie, QLD. Later know as Elizabeth Jones of Barter Street, Gympie

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal