PAGE, Herbert Maurice
| Service Number: | 243 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 20th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Belgium, 24 September 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Leichhardt War Memorial, Moree ANZAC Centenary Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 243, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 243, 20th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Sydney | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 243, 20th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 243 awm_unit: 20 Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-24 |
LANCE CORPORAL HERBERT MORRIS PAGE
Service No. 243 - 20th Battalion “A” Company forming part of the 5th Brigade.
Born 1892 Moree, NSW, son of Henry J and Mary Ann Walsh. An Engineer, single, age 23 years, enlisted on 17 March 1915 at Liverpool, NSW.
Embarked 25 June 1915 on the Berrima. e, he served with the 20th Battalion A Company and Imperial Camel Corps for a period in Egypt.
Herbert was wounded at the Battle of Menin Road, Lijssenthoek, in the back and both legs, one leg amputated, he died age 25 from these wounds on the 24th of September 1917. Herbert is remembered at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Lijssenthoek, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium and Panel 92 Australian War Memorial.
Brother of Claude Valentine Page the husband of my Aunt Dorrie.
Noni Brown
Submitted 7 July 2023 by Noni Brown