HERPS, Rupert Havelock
| Service Number: | 1561 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Windsor, New South Wales, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Haberfield, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Store clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 8 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery Plot XXI, Row B, Grave No. 11A. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Norwest Mitchell Remembers Roll of Honour, Sydney Municipal Council of Sydney Employees Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1561, 30th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 1561, 30th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 1561, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 8 Oct 1917: | Involvement Sergeant, 1561, 30th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1561 awm_unit: 30th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-10-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
Rupert Havelock Herps was the son of Matthew Brown Herps and Caroline Herps, born in 1896, near Windsor, New South Wales. His parents had both passed away, his mother only a few months before he enlisted. He gave his next of kin as his sister, Gladys Herps, of Haberfield, New South Wales.
His much older brother, Lieutenant Claude Herbert Somerville Herps 36th Battalion AIF, died of wounds at Rouen in France on 17 September 1917, aged 39.
Rupert went through the Battle of Fromelles with the 30th Battalion and was promoted to Corporal then Sergeant by the 2 February 1917.
He was recommended for an award for his efforts during and after a raid by the 30th Battalion on 16 September 1916, but no award was made.
He was wounded in action on the 26 September 1917, the worst kind, a penetrating shrapnel wound to the chest. He died in the 2nd Canadian Casualty Clearing Station 11 days later.
In his service file a sister, Pearl Hope Turnbull, applied for the Nearest Female Relative badge during November 1919.
His sister Gladys Herps received Rupert’s personal effects. She was also awarded a pension, 25 shillings per week for the loss of her brother Rupert, and 30 shillings per week for the loss of her brother Claude.
An older brother, the eldest, Raymond L. Herps was sent the medals and entitlements belonging to Rupert Havelock Herps and also those of Claude Herbert Somerville Herps.