Herbert R B Captain 13th London Regiment Attd Royal Engineers
Source : Croydon Roll Of Honour 1914-1918
Herbert R B Captain 13th London Regiment Attd Royal Engineers
Source : The Sphere 6th Nov 1915
CAPTAIN ROBERT BINGLEY HERBERT, London Regiment, was the fourth son of Edward Herbert, a member of the Stock Exchange.
Born at Croydon in 1882, he was educated at Bradfield College. He became a member of the Stock Exchange in 1907, and joined the firm founded by his grandfather, G. S. Herbert and Sons.
For some years before the war he had held a commission in the 13th London Regiment (Kensingtons). He had specialized in signalling, and soon after the outbreak of war was seconded to the Royal Engineers, and placed in command of a section of the 47th Divisional Signal Company.
He was killed at the battle of Loos on 30 September 1915. His Divisional General wrote: “He has proved himself through out regardless of danger and only anxious to perform his duties to the utmost of his power. He was certain, had he lived, of advancement and distinction.”
His Brigadier wrote: “He gained the devotion of his men as well as the love and admiration of his colleagues. We shall always think of him as a fine type of British officer.”
The men of his section have placed an In Memoriam notice in the “Times” every year on the anniversary of his death in these terms: “In loyal and loving memory of our gallant officer, Captain R. B. Herbert. His Boys.’
Captain Herbert married in 1913 Margery, daughter of Richard Joseph Grant of Croydon, and left two children, a girl and a boy.
Source : The Stock Exchange War Memorial 1914-1918