Basic Details
Surname
Ling
Forenames
Herbert
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Served or died
Died
Service number
20805
Notes
The Roll lists his address as 46 London Road.

(N.B. The Roll is known to include numerous errors, including: misspelt names and inaccurate date/place of death, service number/ rank/ military unit etc; several casualties were mistakenly listed on it twice [i.e. under their true name and also the alias under which they served]; several other men were listed on it due to the mistaken belief they had died, whereas they had actually survived).
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Unit (Primary - Stated)
Royal Warwicks
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
8th
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Pte
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Death and Burial details
Country of death
Not stated
Town of death
Not stated
Country of burial
Not stated
Town of burial
Not stated on memorial
Cemetery
Not stated
Year of death
1916
Month of death
August
Day of death
27
Manner of death as stated
"Reported missing, beleived killed in action 27th August 1916"
Manner of death reference
Missing