WINNER, Herbert Mervyn
| Service Numbers: | 2013, 2013/A |
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| Enlisted: | 24 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Walkerville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Traveller/ Warehouseman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Noreuil, France, 2 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie Noreuil Australian Cemetery, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gilberton Soldiers Memorial Swimming Reserve, Nailsworth Primary School Great War Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 24 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2013, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Jul 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2013, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2013/A, 50th Infantry Battalion, Noreuil, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2013/A awm_unit: 50 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-04-02 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Nicholas Egan
Margaret Phillips
Club Historian Gilberton Amateur Swimming Club Inc.
Herbert had previously served in the 80 th Senior Cadets for two years before transferring to the 20 A.S.C. for two years. He enlisted and embarked with his brother Ernest Arthur No. 2012 who was a 23 year old salesman and clerk. His brother rose through the ranks steadily and was appointed 2 nd Lieutenant on 15 May 1918. He served in France and was wounded in action on 18 September 1918, gun shot wound to his left elbow.
Both brothers embarked on the HMAT Seang Bee and embarked at Portsmouth, England where they completed training. The battalion went to the Western Front near Buire France in mid December 1916. Herbert was killed in action near Noreuil. His grave and 81 others were destroyed by shell fire and his name is recorded on a special memorial at Noreuil.
When Herbert’s Will was read he left 400 pounds. - The Journal 8/9/1917 p5
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