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HERBERT, Alfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3981 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 46th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Beaconsfield, Tasmania, 1 October 1898 |
| Home Town: | Richmond (V), Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Beaconsfield State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3981, Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3981, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3981, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 6 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 46th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Sep 1916: | Wounded Private, 3981, 46th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
| 8 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3981, 46th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3981 awm_unit: 46th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-08 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...3981 Private Alfred Herbert, 12th Reinforcements, 14th Battalion, of North Richmond, Vic. Pte Herbert enlisted on 17 July 1915 and embarked from Melbourne aboard HMAT Ceramic on 23 November 1915. He was killed in action on 8 August 1918 in France whilst serving with the 46th Battalion. His brother, 4084 Pte David James Herbert, 12th Battalion, was also killed in action on 23 July 1916 at Pozieres, France." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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