Bernard HERRMANN

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HERRMANN, Bernard

Service Number:	280
Enlisted:	22 August 1914
Last Rank:	Trooper
Last Unit:	2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps)
Born:	Hamilton, Victoria, Australia, 16 November 1891
Home Town:	Hamilton, Southern Grampians, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 26 August 1916, aged 24 years
Cemetery:	Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension, France Plot II, Row R, Grave 13
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

22 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 280
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 280, 4th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 280, 4th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
20 Mar 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 280, 1st Cavalry Division
13 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 280, I ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment, in France
7 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Trooper, 280, 2nd ANZAC Corps Mounted Regiment (XXII Corps)

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Biography contributed by Paul Wiebusch

Twemty-three year old Ben Hermann, who was working in New South Waes, rode his horse 600 miles in nine days in order to enlist at Hamilton on 14 August 1914, just ten days after the declaration of war. He was amongst Hamilton's first enlistments.

He served in B Squadron, 4th Light Horse and died in action on 26 August 1916, at Estaires, France.

Source: Huf, Elizabeth, Courage, Patience and Persistence, 2003

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