Sydney Herring

Sydney Charles Edgar Herring
Sydney Charles Edgar Herring
	Brigadier General Sydney Herring c. 1918–1919
Born	8 October 1881; Gladesville, New South Wales
Died	27 May 1951 (aged 69); Killara, New South Wales
Allegiance	Australian Army
Service years	1904–1946
Rank	Brigadier General
Commands	5th Brigade (1926–30); 10th Brigade (1920–21); 13th Brigade (1918–19); 3rd Training Battalion (1917–18); No. 4 Training Group (1917); 45th Battalion (1916–17, 1918); 13th Battalion (1915–16)
Conflicts	First World War Gallipoli campaign Landing at Anzac Cove; Battle of Hill 60; ; Western Front Battle of Pozières; Battle of Bullecourt; Battle of Messines; Hundred Days Offensive; ; ; Second World War;
Awards	Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George; Distinguished Service Order; Colonial Auxiliary Forces Officers' Decoration; Mentioned in Despatches (5); Officer of the Legion of Honour (France); Croix de Guerre (France)
Other work	Unsuccessfully ran for Australian Senate

Brigadier General Sydney Charles Edgar Herring, CMG, DSO, VD (8 October 1881 – 27 May 1951) was an Australian Army colonel and temporary brigadier general who fought with distinction during the First World War. He retired in 1946 as an honorary brigadier.