Name
Herbert Wilsher(e)
1893
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
11/07/1915
32
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Corporal
3/5650
Bedfordshire Regiment
1st Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 31 and 33
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
NA
UK & Other Memorials
Not on the Letchworth memorials
Pre War
Herbert Wilsher was born in 1893 in Stotfold, Beds., on to James Millard, a chalk digger, and Minnie (nee Wilshere).
On the 1891 Census the family of parents, Herbert Wilshire, Frederick (born 1894), Minnie (born 1886), Annie(born 1888), Florence J (born 1890)were living at Dark Lane , Stotfold, Beds.
His whereabouts since the above were not found.
His mother, (Mrs. Minnie Millard),( later lived at 368, Icknield Way, Letchworth, Herts.
Wartime Service
No Service Record was found for him. Herbert may have enlisted in the Bedfordshire Regiment around 1910. His serial number 3/5650 indicates his original posting was in 3rd (Special Reserve) Battalion, and may have been a Territorial Soldier. Herbert went to France on 11 Sep 1914 to join 1st Battalion in the field near Ypres and taking part in the Battle of Nonne Bosschen, 11 Nov 1914 as part of the Battles of 1st Ypres. In 1915 the Battalion was involved in the Capture of Hill 60 (17-22 Apr).
Herbert was killed in action on 11 Jul 1915 possibly by shelling during a period of trench duty, his remains were not recovered and he is remembered on the Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres.
Additional Information
War Gratuity of £4 and arrears of £17 1s 7d was paid to his mother. Brother Frederick Millard served with Hertfordshire Regiment as Private 1920 and was killed in action on 4 Oct 1916.
Acknowledgments
Neil Cooper
Jonty Wild
