Name
Herbert George (poss George Herbert) Waldock
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
23/08/1923
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
6992
Household Cavalry
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ASHWELL (ST. MARY) CHURCHYARD
United Kingdom
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Ashwell Village Memorial, St Mary's Church Roll of Honour, Ashwell
Pre War
Enlisted 30 August 1914
Wartime Service
Herbert served with the 9th Lancers of the Household Cavalry and Cavalry of Line in the Western European Theatre of War, France and Flanders. He was seriously wounded in August 1918 and honourably discharged on 12th May 1919 “being no longer physically fit for war service.”
Herbert was awarded the 1914/15 Star, the Victory Medal, and the British War Medal. He was also awarded the Silver War Badge for wounds received in battle. Herbert survived the War but died of his wounds on 23rd August 1923.
Additional Information
The St Mary's Church Roll of Honour incorrectly indicates that he survived, although he survived the War but died of his wounds on 23rd August 1923.
Acknowledgments
Jonty Wild, Lynette Wray
