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HERWEG, John Christian
Step 1: Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1032 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 23rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Moonee Ponds, Moonee Valley, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Essendon State School No 483 |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness - acute dilation of the heart, Heliopolis Hospital, Egypt, 4 September 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Cairo War Memorial Cemetery Row D, Grave 82 Rev. S.A. Beveridge officiated Headstone inscription reads: A thoughtful son loving and kind a beautiful memory left behind, Cairo War Memorial Cemetery, Cairo, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor |
Biography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Frederick William and Elizabeth Herweg of 555 Mount Alexander Road, Moonee Ponds, Vic.
Brother of Albert James Herweg, Alice Maud Herweg, Augustus Charles Herweg, Emma Elizabeth Herweg, Frederick Henry William Herweg, Frederick William Herweg, Herman Robert Herweg, James Samuel Herweg, Rose Frances Herweg, Thomas George Herweg and Rudolph Herbert Herweg
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Senior Cadets for about 2 years
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