Private Norman Herring
13 Dec 1922 - 07 Oct 1982
Postings
Unit or location | Role | Posted from | until |
---|---|---|---|
Caistor Patrol | Patrol member | Unknown | June 1942 |
National ID
TNAA 33/3
Occupation
Apprentice surveyor at ironstone mine
Address
Brigg Road, Caistor, Lincolnshire
Other information
Not recorded on the nominal roll. He was the son of George. Before the OB and OP were built at Hundon Manor some ammunition, rifles and machine guns were stored at their house.
He left to join the Royal Artillery 19 Feb 1942 with service number 932830 but was granted an exemption due to his Auxiliary Unit role and returned to Caistor 25 Feb 1942. He continued to serve in the Caistor Patrol until it was disbanded, and was not recalled to service in the Royal Artillery until 16 February 1943, going on to serve in India.
Norman and his family left the UK in July 1951 and eventually settled in New Zealand in 1967. He died in New Zealand in 1982.
References
Roland & Edith Barrick (nee Herring),
1939 Register