Herbert Sherwood Marsh
From Our Contribution
 Courtesy Pam Leunig | |
| Personal Information | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | 15 Jul 1892 |
| Place of Birth | Armadale, Western Australia |
| Death | 6 Apr 1978, aged 85 |
| Place of Death | Como, Western Australia |
| Age at Enlistment | 23 years, 6 months |
| Description |
5' 9" (1.75m) tall ; 126 lbs 57.153 kg ; tanned complexion ; blue eyes ; light brown hair |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Address | Kelmscott, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Father , Nr John Sherwood Marsh |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | 2883 |
| Date of Enlistment | 20 Mar 1916 |
| Rank | Trooper |
| Unit/Formation | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 20th Reinforcements / ANZ Mounted Division |
| Date of Embarkation | 31 Jul 1916 ‒ 24 Aug 1916 |
| Ship Embarked On | RMS Mongolia |
| Date of Return | 10 Jul 1919 ‒ 4 Aug 1919 |
| Ship Returned On | SS Oxfordshire |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Monument |
none currently Armadale Congregational Church Honour Board |
| Medals |
British War Medal Victory Medal |
Pre War
The only son and eldest of four children born to Alice Butcher who was he first wife for John (Jack) Sherwood Marsh. (Alice died young aged 30 - and was buried at St Mary in the Valley, Kelmscott. John Sherwood remarried in 1901 to Mary Florence Plant. They later settled in Northam having increased the family by another 2 girls.
Herbert married Myrtle Edith Bechtel in Beverley in 1916 before going overseas. Myrtle died on 29 Oct 1967 in South Perth aged 73
War Service
Entered the Claremont camp on 31 Mar 1916 and trained initially with the 19th reinforcement draft for the 10th Light Horse Regiment. On 9 Jun 1916 was transferred to the 20th draft, and travelled with them to Egypt.
On arrival in Moascar, Egypt, Herbert was placed in the isolation camp on 25 Aug 1916 and kept there until 23 Sep 1916 when he joined the Light Horse training unit. He finally joined the 10th Light Horse Regiment in the field on 23 Oct 1916 at Hod el Amara and spent the next month with them near Romani.
In Feb 1917 he was ill with lumbago for a week being treated by the 3rd Light Horse Field Ambulance, and then again on 10 Apr 1917, this time in the 14th Australian General Hospital with cystitis until 22 Aug 1917. While he returned to his unit on 26 Sep 1917, it was not long before he was again in hospital on 4 Oct 1917, this time with malaria. Several malarial relapses followed and he spent most of the war in poor health.
Discharged 5th Military District 21 Nov 1919
The 1917 Feb-Mar edition of The Drill of the Foot-Hills mentions his name only, no details.
Post War
Electoral Roll entries: 1916 farmer at West Dale; 1925 Northam, farmer; 1926 a station hand at Norseman; (Myrtle, not with him); 1931 - 1968 at 29 Swan street, South Perth, collar maker; Son Fred Sherwood Marsh (b. 22 Nov 1924)who was a teacher was with them in 1968; 1972 -1977 at 77 Edgecumbe street Como with Fred and Joan Dorothy.
Fred Sherwood Marsh served from 30 Jan 1943 until 28 Feb 1946 in the RAAF as a Warrant Officer during WW2 with Reg No 436526
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