HERBERT E.J.
Given Names: Edward James
Service Number: 4556
Unit: 29th Battalion, 12th reinforcements
Rank: Private
Paybook Number:
Age: 24 Yrs 2 Mths
Occupation: Gardener
Marital Status: Married
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 6¼ In
Weight: 129 Lbs
Chest: 32-34 In
Hair: Black
Eyes: Brown
Complexion: Medium
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 25/9/1916
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: WIFE Mrs Eileen Herbert
13 Maxwell Street, East Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 16/12/1916
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Medic A7
END OF WAR
Status: Returned to Australia
Ship: Sardinia
Embarked: 19/4/1919
Disembarked: 8/6/1919
Unit: 46th Battalion
Rank: Private
Discharge Date: 16/7/1919
Place: Melbourne
MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: Not earned
British War Medal: 60896
Victory Medal: 59158
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1892
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: William Frederick HERBERT
Mother: Esther FISHER
MARRIAGE
Year: 1933
Place:
Spouse: Veronica Isobel THORNE
DEATH
Date or Year: 11/2/1942
Place: Caulfield, Victoria
Burial: Box Hill Cemetery, Victoria
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 10/7/1918; gun shot wound, back
MEMORIALS
Kew War Memorial
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS
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