Herbert William STEWART

Regimental number7345
Place of birthSwan Hill, Victoria
SchoolSwan Hill State School, Victoria
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationClerk
AddressSwan Hill, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, J H Stewart, Swan Hill, Victoria
Enlistment date15 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateDied of wounds 10 August 1918
Place of death or woundingFrance
Age at death26
Age at death from cemetery records26
Place of burialVignacourt British Cemetery (Plot V, Row D, Grave No. 20), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
54
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated in Swan Hill Cemetery, Victoria. Photo: Peter Dennis. Parents: Mr J.H. & Mrs S.J. STEWART, Swan Hill, Victoria
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal