Tasmanian War Casualties

WW1

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Norman Sydney Herbert

Born 1863 Bishopbourne Tasmania to James Marsh and Elizabeth Noman (nee Flexman) a sheep farmer he embarked Melbourne 9^th November 1917 on board “HMAT Port Sydney” with the Field Artillery Brigade.

He had served in the Boer War with the 2^nd Imperial Bushmen Contingent rising to the rank of Corporal and was one of six Tasmanians mentioned for bravery and distinguished conduct and received a silver mounted pipe with the Queen’s arms on it at the end of the war.

He died 20^th October 1918 at the Royal Herbert Hospital Woolwich of pneumonia and was buried in the Brookwood Military Cemetery, United Kingdom.

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