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BIMSON, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1510 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 December 1914, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Brighton, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Rake Lane British School, England |
| Occupation: | Ship's Steward |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 22, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1510, 4th Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1510, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Choon embarkation_ship_number: A49 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1510, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Choon, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Next of kin given as his sister Kat Bimson of 7 Pickering Road, New Brighton, England, brother of John Arthur Bimson of Cleveland of Victoria Point, QLD and Thomas Hargreaves Bimson of Mona Vale, NSW who returned to Australia on 1 August 1919 having served with the 4th NSW Re-inforcements
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served in the Canadian Kilties
He was a plumber by trade