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HERBERTSON, Robert Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 881 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914, Brisbane, Qld |
| Last Rank: | Captain |
| Last Unit: | 1st Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 7 May 1883 |
| Home Town: | Ormiston, Redland, Queensland |
| Schooling: | South Melbourne College, Victoria & Maryborough Grammar School, Qld, Australia |
| Occupation: | Surveyor |
| Died: | Killed In Action, Pozieres, France, 23 July 1916, aged 33 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Cleveland Redlands Honour Roll, Cleveland Shire Council Roll of Honour, Cleveland War Memorial, Maryborough State High School Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sapper, 881, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Brisbane, Qld | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Sapper, 881, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Sapper, 881, 3rd Field Company Engineers, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 1 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 881, 3rd Field Company Engineers, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 27 Jul 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Gallipoli | |
| 22 Aug 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 3rd Field Company Engineers, Gallipoli | |
| 26 Aug 1915: | Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 1st Field Company Engineers, Gallipoli | |
| 1 Dec 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 1st Field Company Engineers, Gallipoli | |
| 12 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Field Company Engineers, France | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement Captain, 1st Field Company Engineers, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 1st Field Company, Australian Engineers awm_rank: Captain awm_died_date: 1916-07-23 |
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