ENGELMANN, Herbert Alfred
| Service Number: | Depot |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 15 May 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Depot Battalion |
| Born: | Adelaide, South Australia, 21 May 1894 |
| Home Town: | St Arnaud, North Grampians, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cordial Factory |
| Died: | Brain Hemorrhage, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 27 May 1915, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Arnaud Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | St. Arnaud I.O.R. Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 15 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| Date unknown: | Involvement Private, Depot, Depot Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Herbert Engelmann was the son of Richard Friedrich and Allison Low Engelmann, of St. Arnaud, Victoria. The parents lost both their young sons during May 1915.
Herbert’s older brother, 11 Cpl. Walter Hector Engelmann 6th Battalion AIF, was killed in action during the Australian charge at Krithia, in the Dardanelles, on 8 May 1915, aged 22.
Herbert had been born in South Australia but his family had moved to St Arnaud when he was about three years of age. He was from newspaper accounts a very fine young man, much respected by everybody, He was said to be the first from the that the district lost in First World War, but the town was unaware that his brother had been killed at Gallipoli only a few weeks before.
Herbert had enlisted only few weeks before he fell seriously ill, and his cause of death was given as a brain hemorrhage at the St Kilda barracks hospital. His body was taken by train back to St Arnaud where he was given a full military funeral and buried in the local cemetery.
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