Henry John HERBERT

HERBERT, Henry John

    Service Number: 2629
    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
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    World War 1 Service

    26 Jun 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2629, 6th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic.
    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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