Regimental number | 169 |
Place of birth | Yaamba, Queensland |
School | Allenstown State School, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Jackeroo |
Address | The Springs, Yaamba near Rockhampton, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Brother, George Ernest Sherwin, The Springs, Yaamba near Rockhampton, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil. |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 5th Light Horse Regiment, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/10/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A34 Persic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Light Horse Regiment |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Gallipoli, Turkey |
Age at death | 26 |
Place of burial | Shell Green Cemetery (Plot I, Row G, Grave No. 6), Gallipoli, Turkey |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 5 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Edwin and Lucy SHERWIN. Native of The Srping, Yaamba, Queensland |
Family/military connections | Brothers: No.2424 Lance Corporal George Ernest Sherwin, 41st Battalion, who was killed in action at Clery, France on 2 September 1918 and No.650 Hubert Vicary Sherwin, 5th Light Horse Regiment, who returned to Australia. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |