Name
Herbert Wombwell
1899
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
21/07/1918
19
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
133310
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)
51st Heavy Bde.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE
XVII. B. 6.
France
Headstone Inscription
SLEEP AND REST WE LOVE YOU WELL BUT JESUS LOVES YOU BEST
UK & Other Memorials
Hemel Hempstead Town Memorial, Leverstock Green Village Memorial, Leverstock Green Village School Memorial, Marlowes Baptist Church, Marlowes, Sawston Village Memorial, Cambridgeshire, Fulbourn, Cambs (named on parents' grave)
Pre War
Herbert Wombwell was born in 1899 in Thriplow, Cambs, the son of Eli and Elizabeth Wombwell.
On the 1901 Census the family were living at Middle Street, Thriplow where his father was working as an agricultural labourer. By 1911 they had moved to High Wood Hall, nr Leverstock Green, Hemel Hempstead, Herts, where his father was working on the farm and Herbert was a scholar.
His parents lived at Princes Terrace, Sawston, Cambs at the time of Herbert's death and later moved to Rectory Farm Fulbourn, Cambs.
Wartime Service
Herbert enlisted in Watford and served with the Machine Gun Corps in France. Herbert was posted to the 51st Machine Gun battalion of the 51st Highland Division.
They went into action at 8.00 am on 20 July 1918 and Herbert was seriously wounded and transferred to a base hospital where the died from his wounds the following day. He is buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, France.
Additional Information
His father, Mr Eli Wombwell, Rectory Farm, Fulbourn, Cambs., ordered his headstone inscription: " SLEEP AND REST WE LOVE YOU WELL BUT JESUS LOVES YOU BEST". His brother Walter served in the Royal Garrison Artillery. His father received a war gratuity of £4 10s and pay owing of £7 0s 1d. He also received a pension of 5 shillings a week from 6 November 1918.
Acknowledgments
Brenda Palmer
Jonty Wild, dacorumheritage,org.uk, hemelatwar,org., google.com/site/leverstockgreenwarmemorial
