Herbert Reginald STERNBECK
Herbert Reginald STERNBECK – DCM
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New South Wales Police Force
Regd. # ????
Rank: Detective Sergeant
Final Rank = Sergeant
Stations: ?, Jerilderi, Hay, Deniliquin, Rankin Springs, Goulburn, Chatswood, Daceyville, Glebe
Service: From ? ? ? to ? ? ? = 21 years Service
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Australian Imperial Force
Regiment: 35th Battalion
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Service # 1246
Rank: Private
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Awards: Distinguished Conduct Medal WWI aged 16
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Awards: Distinguished Conduct Medal WWI aged 16
Born: ? ? 1900 at Wollombi, NSW
Died on: 5 October 1944
Age: 44
Cause: Appendicitis & heart complications from his War service
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GRAVE PHOTOS ARE ON MY SYSTEM.
HERBERT is NOT mentioned on the Police Wall of Remembrance * NOT JOB RELATED
Funeral location: TBA
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May they forever Rest In Peace
With the assistance of Ms Marie Neilson (Dungog Historical Society) we uncovered another former NSW Police Officer and Servicemen laid to rest in the area. Detective Sergeant Herbert Reginald STERNBECK DCM, born at Wollombi in 1900 and moved to Glen William (between Clarence Town & Dungog) in his early years.
D/Sgt STERNBECK served in the first World War earning the Distinguished Conduct Medal after storming a machine gun nest in Messines. It is said that D/Sgt STERNBECK was the youngest member of the Commonwealth Military Forces to be awarded the DCM at the age of 16.
D/Sgt STERNBECK is believed to have served 21 years in the Force at the following stations
Jerilderie
Hay
Deniliquin
Rankin Springs
Goulburn
Chatswood
Daceyville
Glebe
Died 5th October 1944 due to Appendicitis & heart complications from his war service – 44 years of age.
