Herbert Edward James Herd
First Name:
Herbert
Middle Name:
Edward James
Last Name:
Herd
Date of Birth:
Monday, May 16, 1892
Mother's Name:
Charlotte Herd nee Carmichael
Father's Name:
Edward Herd
Date Enlisted:
Wednesday, January 12, 1916
Rank at Enlistment:
Private
Rank at Discharge:
Private
Unit:
8th Field Ambulance
Awards:
British War Medal
Victory Medal
Date of Death:
Friday, November 14, 1980
Place of Death:
Wollongong, N.S.W.
Details:
Herbert Herd (Service No 16132) was born in Wollongong, N.S.W.
At enlistment Herbert was single, 23 years of age, and worked as a window dresser.
He embarked from Sydney on HMAT A29 Suevic with November 1916 Reinforcements on 11th November 1916.
The troops arrived in England on 30th January 1917 and Herbert joined 8th Field Ambulance in France on 24th March 1917.
He saw service on the Western Front as a member of the nursing staff.
Herbert returned to Australia in June 1919 and was discharged on 16th September 1919.
He died in Wollongong in 1980.
Sources:
NAA: B2455, HERD H E J 16132
