MCINNES, Herbert Clow
| Service Number: | 2368 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1915, Keswick South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Alberton, South Australia, 20 February 1897 |
| Home Town: | Largs Bay, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Alberton Public School |
| Occupation: | Shipping clerk |
| Died: | Tuberculosis, Largs Bay, South Australia, 2 August 1918, aged 21 years |
| Cemetery: |
Cheltenham Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Largs Bay St Alban's Church Roll of Honor, Queenstown Alberton Public School Great War Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 20 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick South Australia | |
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| 10 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 12th Infantry Battalion, RMS Persia, Melbourne | |
| 10 Jun 1915: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: RMS Persia embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' |
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| 6 Sep 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2368, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 12 Jul 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1 | |
| 12 Jul 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2368, 10th Infantry Battalion | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 2368 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
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Before he enlisted in the war, Herbert had a younger sister named Jean. She died at the age of 16, at November 5th 1914. This was a year before he enlisted, at the age of 18. (Source: https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=99189424)
Just a few months after he enlisted, Herbert contracted a case of the measles. He was in hospital for three days until he was transferred to another hospital until next month, after 27 more days of treatment, he was discharged back into duty.
In 1918, after three years if service, disaster struck. Herbert caught tuberculosis and was discharged from duty. He died on the 2nd of August, 1918. May he live on in our hearts.
Biography
Suffering from Tuberculosis, Cpl. McInnis was discharged from Service on 12 Jul 1918, and he succumbed to the illness and died 3 weeks later, on 02 Aug 1918
"McINNES.- The FRIENDS of the late Mr. HERBERT CLOW McINNES, late of the 12th Battalion, are informed that his Remains will be removed from the residence of his father (J. C. McInnes), Kalgoorlie-road, Largs Bay, on SATURDAY, at 11 a.m., for interment in the Cheltenham Cemetery..." - from the Adelaide Advertiser 03 Aug 1918 (nla.gov.au)
"LATE CPL. H. C. McINNES.
Cpl. Herbert Clon McInnes, whose death has occurred as the result of a breakdown in health, following upon active service abroad, was a son of Mr. and Mrs. J. C. McInnes, of Kalgoorlie road, Largs. He was educated at the Alberton Public School, and worked at the office of Messrs. H. Muecke & Co., Port Adelaide, as a shipping clerk. He enlisted on April 15, 1915, and embarked for the front on June 21 of the same year as a member of the 7th reinforcements of the 12th Battalion. He was on Gallipoli and was present at the evacuation. He was in France on active service for 2 years and 9 months, before he was invalided home. The deceased soldier, who was in his twenty-second year, had many friends, and was held in high esteem." - from the Adelaide Observer 14 Sep 1918 (nla.gov.au)
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