Name |
HERD Frederick William |
Born |
29 Sep 1894 |
Ondit VIC [1] |
Gender |
Male |
Military |
Bef Mar 1916 |
- Served as a Lieutenant in the Australian Citizen Military Forces prior to signing up to serve overseas.
|
Military |
Between 4 Mar 1916 and 4 Apr 1918 |
Served during WWI as No. 291, Sergeant, A Company, 37th. Battalion, Australian Infantry, AIF. |
- Seriously wounded by gun shots in his back and both thighs on 27 Feb 1917 while serving on the Western Front. Repatriated firstly to England and later to Australia as a result.
He was granted an incapacity pension of 51/9 (fifty-one shillings and nine pence, or 2 pounds, 11 shillings and nine pence) per fortnight on 5 Apr 1918, the day following his discharge from the AIF on the grounds of incapacity due to serious wounds sustained on active service in FRA. The address given at this time was 17 Alexander Avenue, Drummoyne NSW. (Ref: Service records of WWI soldiers, Australian War Memorial, Canberra ACT)
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Residence |
18 Jul 1954 |
Rockdale NSW [2] |
Died |
18 Jul 1954 |
Repatriation General Hospital, Concord NSW [3] |
Age: 59y |
Cremated |
21 Jul 1954 |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland NSW [4] |
- Wall Of Memories, Services AIF Panel F-Old section, #0012
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Occupation |
Carpenter and Joiner |
_UID |
0DC917FFE5ED4583B565CD4A6ED083890166 |
Notes |
- Frederick William HERD (1894-1954) was a patient at the Geelong Hospital between 18 Mar 1915 and 6 Apr 1915. The disease as listed was Bubonocele [groin hernia] and his address was 85 Garden Street, East Geelong VIC. (Ref. Film 738, GHRC, Geelong Hospital Admission Books).
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Person ID |
I3470 |
The Relatives of F.L. WALTER |
Last Modified |
22 Jun 2022 |