LOVE, Herbert
| Service Number: | 4840 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Colne, Lancashire, England, October 1896 |
| Home Town: | Denmark, Denmark, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Colne Council School, Lancashire, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in action, Mouquet Farm, France, 3 September 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Albany & Districts Roll of Honor, Albany & Districts Roll of Honour, Albany War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Denmark War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4840, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 1 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 4840, 11th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 4840, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Involvement Private, 4840, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4840 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-09-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Herbert was the son of William and Sarah Love of Ketton Farm, Denmark, Western Australia. He was born in Lancashire, England and his family came out to Australia during 1910.
He was only 18 when he enlisted and was fined seven days pay shortly after arriving in France for hesitating to obey an order from an NCO and using obscene language to an NCO. He only joined the 51st Battalion a fortnight before they suffered extremely heavy casualties during a desperate assault on Mouquet Farm. He was reported missing during the battle and his remains were never found.
His half brother Captain Alfred Love 12th Battalion AIF was returned to Australia wounded during 1916.