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HERBERT, Jack
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 384 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Armidale, New South Wales, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Engineer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - multiple shell wounds, 1st Australian Casualty Clearing Station, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 1 December 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Row I, Grave 10 Headstone inscription reads: Sadly missed by his sorrowing widow, Gwen Herbert, Ari Burnu Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 384, 4th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Driver, 384, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Driver, 384, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 8 Jan 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 May 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 4th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 384, 4th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 384 awm_unit: 4th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-12-01 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Sidney and Jessie Herbert of Umfolozie, Zululand,South Africa.
Husband of Gertrude Odelia Agnes Herbert of 'Heidelberg' Baylis Street, Wagga Wagga, NSW. Jack and Gertrude were married on 13 October 1914 by Rev. Angus King at the St David's Manse, Haberfield NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served with the Transvaal Scottish Rifles for 2 years