Regimental number | 1108 |
Place of birth | Launceston, Tasmania |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Archer Street, Breaconsfield, Tasmania |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, G. Herron, Archer Street, Beaconsfield, Tasmania |
Previous military service | Cadets (2 years); 'A' Company, 92nd Infantry (2 years 8 months) |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 26th Battalion, D Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Brisbane, Queensland, on board HMAT A60 Aeneas on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 26th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Cowley (St. Lawrence) Churchyard Cemetery (Australian 75), Middlesex |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 107 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and May HERRON |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, Gallipoli Peninsula, 2 December 1915; transferred to No 13 Casualty Clearing Station, 3 December 1915; to HS 'Gloucester Castle', 4 December 1915; to No 1 Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, Egypt, 8 December 1915 (pyrexia); to Suez Concentration Camp, 11 December 1915; marched into Australian Overseas Base, 23 December 1915. Marched into Tel el Kebir, 28 December 1915. Rejoined 26th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 11 January 1916. Promoted Driver, 14 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 14 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 19 March 1916. Admitted to No 5 Australian Field Ambulance, 28 May 1917 (penile abscess); transferred to No 47 Casualty Clearing Station, 29 May 1917; to No 23 Ambulance Train, 2 June 1917; to No 6 General Hospital, Rouen, 2 June 1917; to No 2 Convalescent Depot, 18 June 1917; to No 11 Convalescent Depot, Buchy, 20 June 1917; discharged, 27 July 1917, and marched into 2nd Australian Divisional Base Depot, Le Havre, the same day. Proceeded to unit, 12 August 1917; rejoined 26th Bn, 14 August 1917. On leave to England, 20 December 1917; rejoined unit, 6 January 1918. Found guilty, 23 January 1918, of conduct to the prejudice of good order and military discipline, in that he neglect to remove bit from horse's mouth prior to watering them: award, admonished. Detached to Veterinary School, 21 March 1918; rejoined unit, 6 May 1918. Admitted to No 7 Australian Field Ambulance, 22 September 1918, and transferred to No 41 Casualty Clearing Station (perinial abscess); to Ambulance Train, 24 September 1918; to No 6 General Hospital, 25 September 1918; to England, 27 September 1918. Died, No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 19 October 1918 (influenza, and pneumonia). Buried Harefield Parish Churchyard, 24 October 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HERRON Edwin George |