Jarman, Herbert George
10845 Sapper Herbert George Jarman - 3rd Division Signal Company
Herbert George Jarman was born in Brisbane Queenland in 1892 to Elizabeth Jarman. The family moved to Western Australia while Bert was still young and took up residence at Richmond Hill East Fremantle.
Bert completed his schooling in Fremantle and he was also a keen sportsman, playing cricket, football and rowing.
Prior to WW1, Bert was working as a Civil Servant/Clerk in Perth.
Bert enlisted into the AIF on the 25th November 1915
Bert, along with a few mates enlisted together and they were assigned to the 4th section of the 3rd Australian Division Signalling Company. After a short time training in WA they were sent to Melbourne to complete their training. On the 25th May 1916 Bert and the 3rd Division Signallers left Port Melbourne aboard the transport ship Ascanius and set sail for England.
On the 18th July 1916 Bert disembarked in England. The following day in France, Bert's brother Ernie would be killed in action at Fromelles while serving with the 32nd Battalion. It is unknown how soon Bert heard this news about his brother.
In November 1916 Bert and the 3rd Division head for France. Bert served through 1917 and into 1918 until he was wounded near Villers-Bretonneux on the 25th April 1918. Shrapnel had struck him in the thigh but after treatment in hospital Bert returned to his unit in July 1918. In August Bert was transferred for duty to the Australian Corps HQ Signal section.
On the 24th October 1918 Bert took a fortnight's leave to England and returned to his unit on the 10th November 1918. The following day the Armistice was declared.
Bert remained in France until the 3rd April 1919. He then returned to England and on the 11th May 1919 set sail on the transport ship Borda, arriving at Fremantle on the 4th July 1919.
Bert Jarman was discharged from the AIF on the 18th August 1919. He continued to play cricket, being a very good bowler in first grade.
In 1921 Herbert married Eva Sherborne in Fremantle. A son called Harry was born in North Fremantle in 1923.
In the 1930's the family moved to Swanbourne. Bert was a member of the Cottesloe RSL club and also joined the Claremont Bowling club and was an active bowler.
Bert's son Harry served in WW2 (WX9816) 2/48th Battalion and was wounded at El Alamein in 1942 but returned to his unit and served in the Pacific and survived WW2.
When Harry enlisted into WW2, his father Bert was his next of kin, but this was changed in 1943 to his mother Eva.
Unfortunately on the 24th March 1943 Herbert Jarman died suddenly at home in Swanbourne. Among the many noticed put in the newspaper was one from his lifelong friend who he had served in the war with, Morris Mundy.