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HEGARTY, Albert
Personal Details
Service Number: | 2857 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Corporal |
Last Unit: | 58th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Not yet discovered |
Home Town: | Port Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
Died: | Died of wounds, France, 20 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Anzac Cemetery, Sailly-sur-la-Lys |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board HR |
Service History
World War 1 Service
27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2857, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
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27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2857, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
20 Jul 1916: | Involvement Corporal, 2857, 58th Infantry Battalion, --- :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)