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HERKES, Robert
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 151, 204 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 8th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Gangat, Manning River, New South Wales, Australia, 2 February 1872 |
| Home Town: | Gangat, Gloucester Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia, 3 September 1921, aged 49 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Plot: Road 1 South, Path 13, West-3RD, Site 5 |
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Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 151, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 151, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 475 notes 4th QIB embarked 18 May 1900 aboard Manchester Port arriving Beira 14 Jun 1900. | |
| 10 Aug 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 151, 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 477 notes 4th QIB embarked 5 Jul 1901 aboard Britannic returning to Australia arriving Brisbane 5 Aug 1901, disbanded 10 Aug 1901. |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 204, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
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| 25 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 204, 8th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 204, 8th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Melbourne | |
| 10 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 27 Nov 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 8th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 18 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 204, 8th Light Horse Regiment |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Robert Herkes was born on 2 Feb 1872 in the area of Gangat near Manning River, New South Wales, a son to Robert and Emma Herkes.
He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First Service was as a Private S.N. 151 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Private rising to Lance Corporal and then Lance Sergeant S.N. 204 in the 8th Light Horse Regiment, AIF, WW1.
(source AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 482; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).
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