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HESE, Wilhelm
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 745 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 September 1914, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Queenstown, South Australia, 22 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Caloote, Mid Murray, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Heart disease, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 21 July 1975, aged 81 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Hindmarsh Baptist Church WW1 Roll of Honour, Mannum District Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 745, 12th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Morphettville, SA | |
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| 17 Sep 1914: | Involvement Private, 745, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Geelong embarkation_ship_number: A2 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Sep 1914: | Embarked Private, 745, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Geelong, Melbourne | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, From 12th Battalion | |
| 27 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 745, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 1 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 20 Mar 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 6 May 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Corporal, 745, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Wound to the buttock | |
| 28 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 745, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 4th Military District | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Corporal, 745, 1st Pioneer Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Born William Hamblyn Hese but always referred to as Wilhem Hese.
Son of Henry Hese and Ernestine Hese nee Tothek of Caloote, SA. Brother of Theodore Carl Hese of 1st to 6th SA Reinforcements who returned to Australia after troopship was recalled
Born as William Hamblyn Hese but always referred to as Wilhem Hese.
Commenced return to Australia on 27 August 1917 aboard HTNZ Pakeha disembarking on 20 October 1917 for discharged to blindness in one eye
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
On 20 Ocotber 1920 Wilhelm married Llily Fildes in Hindmarsh, SA