Robert William HERD

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Service Number:	1143
Enlisted:	22 January 1916, West Maitland
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Lower Bucca, New South Wales, Australia , 14 October 1888
Home Town:	Lower Bucca, Coffs Harbour, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farrier
Died:	Died of wounds, France, 7 February 1917, aged 28 years
Cemetery:	Dernancourt Communal Cemetery Extension V A 8
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Coffs Harbour Lower Bucca Honour Roll

22 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1143, West Maitland
2 May 1916:	Involvement Private, 1143, 34th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
2 May 1916:	Embarked Private, 1143, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney
20 Oct 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 13th Infantry Battalion
5 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1143, 13th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, Shell wounds to chest and left arm (severe)
7 Feb 1917:	Involvement Private, 1143, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1143 awm_unit: 13 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-02-07

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