DEHN, James Herbert
Service Number: | 364 |
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Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, 4 years in Vic Rifles Cadets |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 10 April 1889 |
Home Town: | Albert Park, Port Phillip, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Driver |
Died: | Old age, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 13 September 1969, aged 80 years |
Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 364, 1st Divisional Train, 4 years in Vic Rifles Cadets | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 364, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 364, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
20 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 8th Infantry Battalion, Was promoted to LCpl on 20/9/1917 but was later demoted due to series of court marshall's to Private | |
20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 364, 8th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, Was LCpl but demoted due to series of court marshall's to Private | |
4 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 364, 8th Infantry Battalion, Broodseinde Ridge, SW right arm Was LCpl but demoted due to series of court marshall's to Private | |
16 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 364, 8th Infantry Battalion, Shortly after, recommended for Military Medal for gallantry and devotion to duty at Herleville Wood - not awarded | |
31 Jan 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 364, 8th Infantry Battalion |
Action on 4/10/1917
James Herbert Dehn, X111 Platoon, 'D' Coy, 8th Battalion, was a Lt/Corp moving into an advanced position early on the morning of 4/10/1917 for the battle of Broodseinde Ridge near Zonnebeke in Belgium. He was with his mate Pte. Patrick (Percy) Connelly and Lt. John Timothy Maguire when all three were struck by the same High Explosive artillery shell. Connelly was killed intantaneously with a shrapnel wound to the head, Lt. Maguire was mortally wounded and died some time later on the same day, and Dehn was seriously wounded in the right arm, wounded a second time later and found himself in hospital for twelve days. He gave testament as an informant on the circumstances of Connelly's death and the mortal wounding of Maguire.
Submitted 24 March 2019 by Dennis Nelson
Pte James Herbert Dehn
From Albert Park South Melbourne Rowing Club
James Herbert Vincent Dehn was born on 11th April, 1889 and lived at 66 Danks St, Albert Park. He was a member of the South Melbourne club by the 1913-14 season, but has no recorded wins.
Herbert enlisted on 21st August, 1914 as a driver. He served at Gallipoli and in France, was wounded three times while serving in the 8th Infantry Battalion and mentioned in despatches for a particularly brave action on 23 August 1918.
Herbert returned to South Melbourne after the war, and spent many years on the committee, serving as the captain in the 1930s and as a vice- president in the 1950s.
Herbert married Gladys Bride in 1924 and they had two sons. Herbert lived a full life and passed away at the age of 80 on 13th September, 1969
Submitted 24 March 2019 by Evan Evans