William Frederick HEATH

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HEATH, William Frederick

Service Number:	4514
Enlisted:	3 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gravesend, New South Wales, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Gravesend, Gwydir, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Gravesend War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

3 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4514
16 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4514, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4514, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4514, 54th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4514 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

William Frederick Heath was born at Gravesend near Inverell NSW in 1894. He was posted missing at Fromelles 19 July 1916. Nothing was ever discovered about his fate and he was determined by a Court of Enquiry during August 1917 to have been killed in action.

His younger brother, 130A Tpr. Henry Heath 1st Australian Light Horse was killed in action in Palestine 14 July 1918, age 22. Another brother 2643 Private Robert Heath also served with the 1st Light Horse Regiment and returned to Australia during 1919.

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