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HARBERT, Gershun
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2173 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 April 1915, Liverpool, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Warsaw, Russia, 12 February 1888 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tailor |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial, Victorian Jewish War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Apr 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 4th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool, New South Wales | |
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| 16 Jun 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Karoola embarkation_ship_number: A63 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jun 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Karoola, Sydney | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2173, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2173 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Gershun Harbert was born in Warsaw, then lived in Russia. He had a sister Mrs Z Posner living at Sidney Street, London E.1. It is surmised that his family, like many other Jewish refugees, fled violent 'pogroms' agains the Jews in eastern Europe in the late 1880s. Many settled in London and many others emigrated to other Commonwealth countries including Australia
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