Served from September 1914 until February 1919 with the 1/7th and 1/6th Battalions

Herbert was born in East Markham in Nottinghamshire in 1883 and the 1911 census records him as an ironworks fitter.

He enlisted into the 7th Battalion on 6th September 1914 and arrived in France to join the 1/7th Battalion with the 1st Reserve Reinforcement in June 1915. Herbert was still serving with the 1/7th Battalion at the time of the Territorial Force renumbering in the Spring of 1917. He was later transferred to the 1/6th Battalion – possibly at the time the 1/7th Battalion was disbanded in January 1918. At some point Herbert suffered gun shot wound in the side.

Herbert was discharged in February 1919 and was awarded the 1914-15 Trio and Silver War Badge. He was also granted a pension.