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Personal data

• Name
• Initials
• Vorname
• Place of birth Malvern
• Land Victoria, Australia
• Last residence 'Clifton', Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria
• Family Son of William Herdman and Charlotte Aitken, 'Clifton', Orrong Road, Elsternwick, Victoria
  Four brothers: John H., David A., William L., Danny F. Four sisters: Marjorie L., Muriel L.M., Gertrude (Truda) and Mary T. (Mollie)
• Profession Commercial traveller

Military service

• Place & date of enlistment 25 October 1915; Ras Showgrounds, Sydney NSW
• Service number 12716
• Rank Private
• Medals Victory Medal, British War Medal
• Regiment and unit 5th Divisional Train Australian Army Service Corps
• Other data related to military career Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales on 9 April 1916; Private in the Infantry, Aug-Nov 1915; embarked for France, May 1916; transferred to 5th Aust. Div. Train, December 1916

Death

• Wounded 30 September, wounded by bomb from enemy aircraft
• Type of wounds Died of wounds (bomb wounds right leg) in n°2 Can. CCS
• Died at the age of 33
• Grave reference Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery XX - C - 7

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