HERRON, Richard

HERRON, Richard

Full Name: Richard

HERRON

Date of Birth: 11

1886

Place of birth: Bendigo Vic

Australia

Occupation: Railway Guard

Address: Busselton WA

Next of Kin: Wife- Grace HERRON

Next of Kin Address: Victoria Parade Midland Junction WA

Religion: Church of England

Service Number: 1548

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-05-04

Enlistment Location: Busselton

WA

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-06-05

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-06-28

Locations Served:

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Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: Killed In Action

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Villers-Brettoneux France

Age at Death: 29

Burial Location: Inscription Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France

10/04/1915- Completed Application for Enlistment & Medical Examination Busselton WA
04/05/1915- To 1st Reinforcements 28th Battalion Blackboy Hill Camp WA as Private
05/06/1915- Embarked Fremantle WA aboard ” Geelong ” bound for Egypt
28/06/1915- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt to Overseas Training Base
18/08/1915- Transferred to ” D ” Company 28th Battalion Egypt
04/09/1915- Embarked Alexandria with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces bound for Gallipoli
10/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria ex Mudros to Overseas Training Base Ismailia Egypt
16/03/1916- Embarked Alexandria with British Expeditionary Forces bound for Marseilles France
21/03/1916- Disembarked Marseilles
25/04/1916- Admitted 7th Field Ambulance France ( Influenza )
28/04/1916- Returned to Duty France
29/07/1916- Reported Missing in Action France
29/07/1916- Court of Enquiry found that soldier was Killed in Action France.

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star- Medal No. 22803

British War Medal – No. 14185

Victory Medal – No. 14128

Memorial Scroll & Plaque- 314065

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Busselton War Memorial WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra ACT – Panel No. 113

Villers-Brettoneux Memorial France.