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HERMAN, Cecil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2910 |
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| 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 |
Service History
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: '' | |
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| 3 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 2910, 58th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography 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.