HAYDON, Herbert Ernest
| Service Number: | 3315 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 55th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wentworthville, New South Wales, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Parramatta, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Cerebro Spinal Fever, Military Hospital, Fulham, Hammersmith, England , 9 February 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Kensal Green (All Souls) Cemetery Grave Ref: 173 and 174. 1 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Parramatta Pitt Row Public School Roll of Honor |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3315, 3rd Infantry Battalion | |
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| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3315, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3315, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 9 Feb 1917: | Involvement Private, 3315, 55th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3315 awm_unit: 55th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-09 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 9th February…… Herbert Ernest Haydon was born at Wentworthville, Sydney, New South Wales in 1893.
He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 20th August, 1915 as a 22 year old, single, Printer from Drew Street, Mays Hill, Parramatta, NSW.
Private Herbert Ernest Haydon, Service number 3315, embarked from Sydney, NSW on HMAT Euripides (A14) on 2nd November, 1915 with the 3rd Infantry Battalion, 11th Reinforcements.
He was taken on strength with 3rd Battalion at Tel-el-Kebir on 5th February, 1916.
On 13th February, 1916 Private Haydon was transferred to 55th Battalion from 3rd Battalion.
Private Haydon embarked from Alexandria on 19th June, 1916 on Caledonian to join B.E.F. (British Expeditionary Force). He disembarked at Marseilles, France on 29th June, 1916.
He was sent to School of Instruction (Gas) on 2nd September, 1916 & rejoined his Unit on 5th September, 1916.
On 2nd December, 1916 Private Haydon was sent to Lewis Gun School & rejoined his Unit on 10th December, 1916.
Private Haydon was On Leave of Absence from 13th January, 1917.
He was admitted to Military Hospital, Fulham, England on 27th January, 1917 while on leave to UK – cause – N.Y.D. (not yet determined).
Private Herbert Ernest Haydon died at 12.33 am on 9th February, 1917 at Military Hospital, Fulham, Hammersmith, England from Cerebro Spinal Fever.
He was buried in All Souls Cemetery, Kensal Green, London, England where 19 other WW1 Australian War Graves are located.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/kensal-green--all...
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