| Regimental number | 39233 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Heriot |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Farmer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Height | 5' 7" |
| Weight | 142 lbs |
| Next of kin | Friend, Miss M Macindoe, Wairuna, Clinton, Otago |
| Previous military service | Served in Kelso Mounted Rifles; unit disbanded; not serving in any military unit at time of NZEF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Milton |
| Rank on embarkation | Private |
| Unit name | New Zealand Expeditionary Force, 22nd Reinforcements, Otago Infantry Regiment, D Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Wellington on board HMNZT 76 Aparima on |
| Final rank | Private |
| Final unit | 2nd Battalion, Otago Infantry Regiment |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death from cemetery records | 30 |
| Place of burial | No known grave |
| Commemoration details | Tyne Cot Memorial (New Zealand Apse, Panel No 3), nr Ieper, Belgium |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Herbert, Milton, Otago, and the late Catherine Herbert (both b. Scotland); Wife: Wilhelmina Gibbon Herbert, Clinton, Otago. Native of Popotunoa, Otago |
| Other details |
War service: Western Front Embarked Wellington, 16 February 1917; admitted to ship's hospital, 25 April 1917 (scalded arm); disembarked Devonport, England, 2 May 1917, and admitted to Military Hospital. Taken on strength, NZ Command Depot, Codford, from hospital, 21 May 1917. Marched out to Sling Camp, 13 June 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 6 July 1917; joined 2nd Bn, Otago Infantry Regiment, in the field, 9 August 1917, and posted to 14th Company. Killed in action, 12 October 1917. Handwritten note on file: 'Extracts from Reports of Burial. Rept by 2nd Corps B.O. undated: 20 yards from Waterloo Farm Rd'; grave subsequently lost. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | Nominal Roll Vol. 3: Roll 55, p. 14 Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 16794589 |