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HEATON, Cecil Raymond
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 493 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Nottingham, Nottinghamshire, England, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Pozières British Cemetery Grave III. L. 14, Pozieres British Cemetery Ovillers-La Boisselle, Pozieres, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 493, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 24 Sep 1914: | Involvement Sergeant, 493, 9th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Omrah embarkation_ship_number: A5 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Sep 1914: | Embarked Sergeant, 493, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Omrah, Brisbane | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, ANZAC / Gallipoli, His DCM citation reads 'For great bravery on the 25th April, 1915, near Gaba Tepe (Dardanelles), when he rescued and brought into shelter, under heavy shellfire, a wounded man.' (London Gazette No. 8853 -or 8850-6/9/1915) [this was the Landing at Cape Helles] | |
| Date unknown: | Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29251 (5 August 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette' |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Australian Infantry (AIF) 9th Bn 'D' Coy
Cecil was 39 and the son of Cecil Raymond Heaton, Langham Hotel, Nottingham. He lived at 35, Alice Street, Queensland, Australia.
He enlisted 29/8/1914. The unit embarked 24/9/1914 from Brisbane, Queensland aboard HMAT A5 Omrah. He served in Egypt, Gallipoli and on the Western Front.