Cecil HERMAN

HERMAN, Cecil

Service Number: 2910
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 58th Infantry Battalion
Born: Surry Hills, Sydney, 1900
Home Town: Surry Hills, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Foundry Hand
Died: Killed in Action, France, Belgium, 23 October 1917
Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery
Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Surry Hills Crown Street Public School War Memorial
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World War 1 Service

3 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 2910, 58th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 2910, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Peter Rankin

Cecil fought bravely in the 1917 battles of Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Poelcappelle and Passchendaele. He was accidentally wounded on the 11th of October 1917, when he picked up a nose piece of a dud shell, and started to twist the tip and it exploded causing horrific wounds. He eventually died on the 23rd of October 1917, aged 17 years and 9 months old.