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HERBERT, Henry John
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2629 |
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Enlisted: | 26 June 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Clunes, Victoria, Australia, 1884 |
Home Town: | Burnley, Yarra, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Painter |
Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot V, Row G, Plot 16 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
26 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2629, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2629, 6th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2629, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Melbourne | |
31 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2629, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2629, 6th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
14 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2629, 6th Infantry Battalion, Mouquet Farm | |
11 Oct 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, France | |
22 Nov 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 6th Infantry Battalion, France | |
15 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2629, 6th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, Hazebrouck | |
9 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2629, 6th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens | |
23 Aug 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2629, 6th Infantry Battalion, "The Last Hundred Days", Chuignes |
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