Virtual
War Memorial
Australia

Henry Reginald Heslop also known as just Harry was born in Rose Bay in NSW on the 5th of March 1923 to Valentine Voltaire Heslop and Rhoda Heslop (nee Austin) he grew up in Rose Bay and was quite the athletic kid. he was on his schools swim team, was very tall for the time (almost 6 foot 1) and was very smart as well. because he was only 16 when World War 2 started he was unable to enlist until he was 21 he enlisted in the RAAF on the 5th of May 1944 and was posted to the Corunna Downs Airfield but not for long because soon after he was posted in darwin where he spent the remainder of the war in. he never left Australia during WW2 but was on active duty which entitled him to a defense medal which he wore proudly. He spent his time in the RAAF as a planning clerk but was predominantly a signalman during his time in the war. He obviously wasn't proud of the fact he never went overseas and told his three children after the war up until his death in 1992 that he had the aircrew Europe Star, the Pacific Star, and others. but his eldest eventually found out he was lying and got his proper medals framed. he died of a heart attack in 1992 at a restaurant in 1992. his last words to his wife of 46 years were "I'll be right back" he never came back... his ashes now lay in the Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium R.I.P Henry Reginald Heslop