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James Laidlaw Herbert

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Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 28), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Nominal Roll Vol 2 (Roll 28), Page: 3 - No known copyright restrictions

Identity

About

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  • Title
  • Forenames
    James Laidlaw AWMM
  • Surname
    Herbert AWMM
  • Ingoa
  • Also known as
  • Service number
    WWI 9/2350 AWMM
  • Gender
    Male AWMM
  • Iwi / Hapū / Waka / Rohe
  • Religion

Civilian life

About birth

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  • Birth
  • Date of birth
  • Place of birth
  • Birth notes
  • Address before enlistment
  • Post war occupation
  • Next of kin on embarkation
    Mrs Evelyn Gladys Herbert (wife), C/o Perpetual Trustees Company, Dunedin, New Zealand AWMM
  • Relationship status

Service

Wars and conflicts

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  • War
    World War I, 1914-1918 AWMM
  • Campaign
  • Armed force / branch
    Army AWMM
  • Service number
    WWI 9/2350 AWMM
  • Military service
  • Promotions/ Postings/ Transfers

Military decorations

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  • Medals and Awards
    • Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) AWMM
      London Gazette, 1 June 1917, p5429, Rec No 627: Operations Somme - 20th September - 4th October 1916, Lieut (Temp. Captain) J.L. Herbert took command of one of the Companies of this unit after it had suffered very heavy casualties, and by dint and keenness and capacity for work, build it up and made it one of the best in the Battalion. On the 25th September 1916, in the attack on Goose Alley, Captain Herbert's Company was in the front line, and after the enemy's trench was taken, this Officer consolidated the position with such intelligence that, although the enemy was still holding a line on his left and at right angles to the position he had consolidated, the Germans were unable to make any impression by their bombing attacks. On 27th September 1916, Captain Herbert gallantly led his Company in the attack on Grid Trench, and was unfortunately killed alongside the enemy's wire, which was found to be uncut. captain Herbert had the faculty of remaining cheerful even under heavy enemy bombardment, and the effect of this on the men in the Somme trenches, are most marked AWMM
    • Victory Medal AWMM
    • British War Medal (1914-1920) AWMM

Training and Enlistment

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  • Military training
  • Branch Trade Proficiency
  • Enlistment
    WW1 Unknown AWMM Farmer/Civilian AWMM
  • Occupation before enlistment
  • Age on enlistment

Embarkations

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Prisoner of war

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  • Capture details
  • Days interned
  • Liberation date
  • Liberation Repatriation
  • POW liberation details
  • POW serial number

Medical history

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  • Medical notes
    Killed in Action, Cause of Death AWMM

Biographical information

Biographical information

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  • James Herbert was the son of John Francis and Agnes Herbert, of "Ardmore," Kelso, Dunedin; husband of Evelyn Gladys Herbert, of "Moata," Anderson's Bay, Dunedin

    Rank listed as Captain by CWGC July 2010 AWMM

Death

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  • Death
    30 September 1916 AWMM
    Somme, Northern France AWMM
  • Date of death
  • Age at death
  • Place of death
  • Cause of death
    Killed in Action AWMM
  • Death notes
  • Cemetery
  • Cemetery name
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  • Obituary
  • Memorial name
  • Memorial reference

Memorials

Memorial

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  • Memorial name
    Caterpillar Valley (New Zealand) Memorial, Caterpillar Valley Cemetery, Longueval, Somme, France AWMM

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14 June 2023Ian BanksTaumarunui New ZealandResearcher
21 April 2018AllanRotoruaResearcher

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