AUSTRALIAN COMMANDOS 2 Herd, Peter James

John Robertson

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  • SURNAME
Herd
  • FORENAME
Peter James
  • UNIT
1 or 2 Commando Company
  • RANK
Lance Corporal
  • NUMBER
  • DATE OF DEATH
14th October 1958
  • AGE
28
  • GRAVESITE
Berwick Cemetery, Berwick, Casey City, Victoria, Australia
  • ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
born 1930
died in training
grave shows date of death as 4th October (error?)
Peter Herd was drowned while doing an “observe swim” to RVNS Cerberus at Half Moon Bay in Melbourne in October 1958.
Peter was a member of a party of ten who walked under water to the sunken vessel about 350 metres offshore. On the return journey Peter and another frogman got into difficulties. Warrant Officer Peter Askew rescued the other soldier and then pulled Peter from the water. Corporal Herd was rushed to hospital when he failed to respond to resuscitation. The previous year Herd was the inaugural recipient of the Major John Anderson Shield awarded to the member of 2 Cdo Coy who had shown the greatest all round progress and dedication to the unit.
 
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