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Herbert Glenmore Atfield
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BiographyHerbert Atfield lived in Stephen Street, Pennant Hills.
He enlisted on 18 July 1915 and was reported shot through the head while advancing through “no mans land”.
He had previously served two years in a local Militia force.
Age24Date of Death3 May 1917Civil employmentGrocerRelationshipsSon of William Atfield of Percival Road, Smithfield, and brother of Mrs B McCarthy, of 22 Crystal Street, Petersham.
He enlisted on 18 July 1915 and was reported shot through the head while advancing through “no mans land”.
He had previously served two years in a local Militia force.
Age24Date of Death3 May 1917Civil employmentGrocerRelationshipsSon of William Atfield of Percival Road, Smithfield, and brother of Mrs B McCarthy, of 22 Crystal Street, Petersham. Service Information
Service number2551RankLance SergeantRegiment18th Battalion Place of enlistmentLiverpoolPlace of deathBullecourtBattleSecond Battle of BullecourtMemorial or CemeteryVillers-Bretonneux Memorial, FranceMemorial/Cemetery Thornleigh Methodist Church Honour RollMemorial NotesThis timber honour roll is located in the Thornleigh Hillcrest Uniting Church (former Methodist Church) on Pennant Hills Road, Thornleigh. It includes the names of 76 local men who served in the First World War.KeywordsWW1ThornleighFirst World War
RankLance SergeantRegiment18th Battalion Place of enlistmentLiverpoolPlace of deathBullecourtBattleSecond Battle of BullecourtMemorial or CemeteryVillers-Bretonneux Memorial, FranceMemorial/Cemetery Thornleigh Methodist Church Honour RollMemorial NotesThis timber honour roll is located in the Thornleigh Hillcrest Uniting Church (former Methodist Church) on Pennant Hills Road, Thornleigh. It includes the names of 76 local men who served in the First World War.KeywordsWW1ThornleighFirst World WarHerbert Glenmore Atfield. Hornsby Shire, accessed 29/04/2026, https://hornsbyshire.recollect.net.au/nodes/view/3091