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HERTH, Harry Roy
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 152 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen |
| Born: | Roma, Queensland, Australia, 24 June 1881 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Drover |
| Died: | Queensland, Australia, 9 October 1960, aged 79 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Proserpine Cemetery, Qld Plot: Memorial Section, OP-11, Plot 1281 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 152, Queensland Imperial Bushmen | |
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| 18 May 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 152, 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, 152, 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. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Henry Roy Herth (also known as Harry Roy Herth) was born 24 Jun 1881 at Roma, Queensland, a son to John Adam Herth and Mary Jane Herth (nee Young). He married Ellen Gertrude McBride on 4 Jun 1928 in Queensland.
He served in both the South African (Boer) War and WW1. First service was as a Private S.N. 152 in the 4th Queensland Imperial Bushmen, Boer War. Second service was as a Sergeant S.N. 230 in the 11th Light Horse regiment, AIF, WW1.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 482; National Archives Australia WW1 service record).
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