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Herbert WADGE

Regimental number3836
Place of birthTemplecombe, Somersetshire, England
SchoolSturminster, Newton, England
Age on arrival in Australia26
ReligionMethodist
OccupationTimber clerk
AddressGreenbushes, Western Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation31
Next of kinMother, Mrs K Maidment, 1 Vale View, London Road, Bath, England
Enlistment date2 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name16th Battalion, 12th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/33/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A31 Ajana on 22 December 1915
Regimental number from Nominal RollCommissioned
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Pioneer Battalion
FateKilled in Action 20 November 1916
Place of death or woundingFlers, France
Age at death32
Place of burialGuards' Cemetery (Plot IV, Row F, Grave 1), Lesboeufs, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
174
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mrs Kate Maidment.
Family/military connectionsBrother: Captain Frank WADGE, 4th Australian Brigade H.Q., awarded MC & Bar and Croix de guerre (France), mentioned in despatches twice.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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