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HERRING, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1922 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 February 1916, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Port Pirie, South Australia, June 1893 |
| Home Town: | Sandstone, Sandstone, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 2 April 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
H.A.C. Cemetery, Ecoust-St. Mein, France Special Memorial B. 3. HOME IS NOT HOME JACK WHEN YOU ARE NOT THERE NO BETTER SON OR BROTHER |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Geraldton Our Lady of Sorrows Great War Honour Boards |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1922, Blackboy Hill, Western Australia | |
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| 18 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1922, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 1922, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Seang Bee, Fremantle | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1922, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
Personal Stories
John (Jack) Herring
Private John Herring
Service No. 1922
Unit: 51st Battalion (Infantry)
Date of Death: 2 April 1917
Enlisted 21 February 1916
Residence: Thadina Street, Sandstone, Western Australia
Embarked Fremantle 20/7/1916
Plymouth England UK 9/9/1916
Killed in Action, 2 April 1917 (aged 23 years 10 months) France at Noreuil
Jack Herring won the Heavy Weight Boxing Championship on board the” Seonig? Bee” troop ship and he also won a gold medal for the most unselfish and gentlemanly player in Mines Football Club.
Submitted 25 April 2020 by Malcolm Stanes
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