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Lionel Worgan HERBERT

Regimental number3174
Place of birthAdelaide, South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressPenzance Street, Glenelg, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 5.25"
Weight176 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Kate Herbert, Penzance Street, Glenelg, South Australia
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date4 October 1916
Place of enlistmentAdelaide, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name50th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/67/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on 16 December 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 January 1920
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date1 May 1920
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Freidrichsruh', 22 January 1920; disembarked Melbourne, 9 March 1920; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Adelaide, 1 May 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death18 August 1951
Age at death63
Place of burialNorth Brighton Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia
SourcesNAA: B2455, HERBERT Lionel Worgan

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