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William Ronald HERBERT

Regimental number2488
Place of birthHobart, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Address301 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMother, Mrs Florence E Herbert, 301 Macquarie Street, Hobart, Tasmania
Enlistment date19 July 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 5th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Hobart, Tasmania, on board HMAT Ballarat on 9 September 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll26th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 2 August 1916
Place of burialAchiet-Le_Grand Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot IC, Row X, Grave NO. 2), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
107
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Jonathan and florence HERBERT. Native of Hobart, Tasmania
Other details

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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