KROLLIG, Herman Alfred
| Service Number: | 9638 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 17 March 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Sapper |
| Last Unit: | 11th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Greenock, South Australia, 11 April 1882 |
| Home Town: | Moorook, Loxton Waikerie, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Nain, Lutheran School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Blacksmith's apprentice |
| Died: | Natural causes, Barmera, South Australia, 7 August 1949, aged 67 years |
| Cemetery: |
Barmera (Upper Murray) Garden of Memory Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Ceduna Denial Bay and Districts WW1 Roll of Honor, Freeling Boer War, Boxer Rebellion and WW1 Memorial Panel, Greenock WW1 Honor Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 9638, Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 31 May 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Sapper, 9638, 11th Field Company Engineers, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 31 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Sapper, 9638, 11th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Suevic, Adelaide | |
| 10 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sapper, 9638, 11th Field Company Engineers |
Hermann Alfred Krollig
Name: Hermann Alfred Krollig
Service Number: 9638
Place of Birth: Greenock
Date of Birth: 11 April 1892
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 17 March 1916
Age at Enlistment: 33 years 10 months
Next of Kin: Father – Wilhelm August Krollig / Moorook
Occupation: Blacksmith / Farmer
Religion: Lutheran
Rank: Private 11th Field Company Engineers
Hermann was the son of Wilhelm August and Anna Krollig [nee Riemann].
Hermann left from Outer Harbour on board the Suevic on 31 May 1916. While
completing further training in England he was hospitalised with mumps. He
was sent to France with his unit on 26 November. Hermann was treated in the
field for influenza in September 1917 and scabies in January 1918. He served
in England and France throughout the period covering February 1918 and
February 1919. Hermann returned to Australia on the Wahere on 10 June
1919 and was discharged on 10 August.
Submitted 18 October 2023 by christopher collins
Biography contributed by Loxton High School
Herman Alfred KROLLIG was 33 years old when he joined the Australian Infantry Forces, as part of the 11th Field Company Engineers. He was a Sapper, Sapper's perform a variety of military engineering duties such as bridge-building, laying mines and clearing minefields. They also conduct demolitions, field defences and general construction and repair duties.
Herman Krollig was born near Grennock in South Australia. He was a blacksmith's apprentice and was 5 feet, 6 inches in height.
Son of August Wilhelm Krollig and Anna Auguste (nee Reimann) Krollig and brother of August Adolph Krollig and Carl Richard Krollig
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