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Henry Daryell Herdon enlisted with the 33rd Battalion AIF on the
Informant; Private: John 2432 ROBERTSON 33rd Battalion.
Doom was hit by a shell when in billets early in the morning, shell seemed to explode right under
him. He was taken away from Billets on a streacher but I don't think he was alive long I saw this.
He was wounded at Passchendaele and not long back.
Informant; Sergeant: 2432 Eric George SHELDON "We
were in billets in Villers-Brettoneux and ARKINS was hit by a piece of shell when in his
billet. I heard the shell burst and went in to the billet and found him unconscious. Corporal:
3069 Henry Dayreel HERDSON C Coy, 12th Platoon, 33rd Battalion was under the same blankets with
ARKINS, and was not touched.
Fritz attacked that day and we had to go out, but I heard that ARKINS never regained consciousness
and died in the dressing station in Villers-Brettoneux of which Captain:
Melrose Holtam MAILER Medical Officer 33rd Battalion was in charge. Private:
3007 William Arnold ARKINS was in C Company 12th Platoon, and was a Lewis Gunner, and a very
fine chap. He was a School Teacher at home, but I do not know where I should think he was 30 or
so.
Henry was a single 18 year old farmer from "Wallandra" Glebe Street, Ryde upon enlistment.
(Australian National Archives)
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