John Henry Herrold
Born 15 Jul 1878 - Died 12 Aug 1966
- Service number
- 13/161 AWMM
- Also known as
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Last rank
- Inter War Major/Military AWMM Rotorua Battalion, Home Guard AWMM
- War
About
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- Forenames
- John Henry AWMM
- Surname
- Herrold AWMM
- Ingoa
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- Service number
- 13/161 AWMM
- Gender
- Male AWMM
- Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
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Images
Documents
About birth
- Birth
- 15 Jul 1878 AWMM
- Date of birth
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- Place of birth
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- Birth notes
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- Address before enlistment
- Pre 05 Aug 1914 AWMM Waiuku, New Zealand AWMM
- Post war occupation
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- Next of kin
- Mrs J.H. Herrold (mother), Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand AWMM
- Relationship status
- Pre 16 Oct 1914 AWMM Single/WWI AWMM
Wars and conflicts
- War
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- Armed force / branch
- Army AWMM
- Service number
- 13/161 AWMM
- Military service
- New Zealand Base Records AWMM
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Military decorations
- Medals and Awards
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
DSO: London Gazette, 8 March 1919. Citation: "On the night of 24/25th September 1918, he took command of a party of 100 men with orders to cut the Amman - Derra railway line north of Amman. He marched by night over roadless country, intersected by innumerable wadis, which made progress very difficult. On reaching the line he found an enemy party at work, but moving further south, he accomplished his object, removing a set of rails from the line, although large numbers of the enemy were continually moving along the road just east of the line." AWMM - 1914-1915 Star AWMM
- British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM
- Victory Medal AWMM
- New Zealand War Service Medal AWMM
- New Zealand Long and Efficient Service Medal AWMM
- Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
London Gazette 11 June 1920. p 6542 AWMM
- Companion of the Distinguished Service Order (DSO) AWMM
Training and Enlistment
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- Branch Trade Proficiency
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- Enlistment
- WW1 05 Aug 1914 AWMM
Age 36 AWMM - Age on enlistment
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- Occupation before enlistment
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Embarkations
- Embarkation details
- WW1 16 Oct 1914-03 Dec 1914 AWMM
HMNZT 8 or HMNZT 12 AWMM Vessel was Star of India or Waimana AWMM Captain/Military AWMM Auckland Mounted Rifles AWMM Main Body AWMM
Prisoner of war
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Medical history
- Medical notes
- Hospital Diseases , Wounds, WWI AWMM
Wounded 30 April 1918 AWMM
Last known rank
- Last rank
- Inter War 5 Sept 1919 AWMM
Transferred to Reserve of Officers AWMM
Major/Military AWMM
Rotorua Battalion, Home Guard AWMM - Last rank
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Biographical information
- Educated at Kings College, Auckland, 1891-94.
Promoted to Major, 15 November 1917.
Acting OC (Officer Commanding) of NZ Base Records after being wounded in 1918.
Served with the Home Guard as a Major during World War 2.
OC of Rotorua Battalion, Home Guard, 1941.
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John Henry Herrold – 1878 -1966
John Herrold was born in Calcutta in India, the son of John William Herrold and Helen von Bibra. He came to NZ in time to complete his education at Kings College in the years 1891-1894.
From 1905 until 1914 he was on the electoral roll as a farmer living in Waiuku.
In 1913 when he was a special constable, he gave evidence against 2 men who were in Court. One was charged with driving too close to the troops returning to the Domain and one for making insulting remarks. He enlisted when he was a single man aged 36 and was made a Captain. He was awarded a DSO for a night’s work leading 100 men when he was asked to immobilise a railway line near Amman. He was discharged in 1919 and in 1921 married Enid Holmes Dean.
From 1929 until 1949 he was a company manager and living in Rotorua. He retired to Auckland in 1954 and his last address was Remuera Road where he died in 1966 aged 89 and his ashes were returned on 15 August.
Above biography was transcribed, researched and written by Margaret Nash of Panmure Branch of NZSG
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About death
- Death
- 12 Aug 1966 AWMM
Age 88 AWMM - Date of death
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Memorial
- Memorial name
- Waiuku War Memorial Hall, Queen Street Waiuku 2123 AWMM
Related objects
Sources
- External links
- Military personnel file
https://collections.archives.govt.nz/web/arena/search/#/entity/aims-archive/R16794756
Further Reference - References
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
Page No: 326 - Haigh, J., Polaschek, A. (Eds.). (1993). New Zealand and the Distinguished Service Order. Christchurch, N.Z.: Authors.
- Preston, N. J. (1914-1915) Gallipoli Album. Auckland War Memorial Museum - Tamaki Paenga Hira. PH-ALB-382.
- Beattie, P.J. & Pomeroy, M. (2013-2020). Onward : portraits of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force (vols 1-5). Auckland, New Zealand: Fair Dinkum Publications
Vol. 3: Includes portrait - McDonald, W. (2013). Honours and Awards to the New Zealand Expeditionary Force in the Great War, 1914-1918. (3rd ed.). Hamilton, N.Z.: Richard Stowers.
- Nicol, C.G. (1921). The story of two campaigns: Official war history of the Auckland Mounted Rifles Regiment 1914-1919. Auckland, N.Z.: Wilson & Horton.
- New Zealand Army Expeditionary Force. (1914-1919). Nominal Rolls of New Zealand Expeditionary Force, Volume I. Wellington, N.Z.: Govt. Printer.
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