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HEGARTY, Albert
Personal Details
| Other Name: | Hegarty, Albert James - Birth Records |
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| Service Number: | 2857 |
| Enlisted: | 20 July 1915, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Gripman |
| Died: | Died of wounds, 14th Australian Field Ambulance, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys Plot II. Row B. Grave 2. |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2857, Depot Battalion , Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2857, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2857, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 23 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 58th Infantry Battalion, T.O.S. from 23rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 2 Mar 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 58th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 2857, 58th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Transylvania" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 2857, 58th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2857, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Wounded In Action--(G.S.W Thigh) Admitted to 14th Australian Field Ambulance | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2857, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Died of Wounds received in Action. (G.S.W. Thigh) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2857, 58th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2857 awm_unit: 58th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Steve Tserkezidis
Albert Hegarty became Registered Player Number 0517 at VFA club Port Melbourne in 1915 and went on to play in 1 senior game before enlisting with the AIF on 3 August 1915.
(Port Melbourne Football Club Heritage Museum)
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