Wilfred Leslie HEATH

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HEATH, Wilfred Leslie

Service Number:	6324
Enlisted:	23 October 1916, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	19th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Goulburn, New South Wales, 29 September 1898
Home Town:	Goulburn, Goulburn Mulwaree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Crushed chest in truck accident, Camden, New South Wales, 21 April 1928, aged 29 years
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Presbyterian section
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World War 1 Service

23 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sydney, New South Wales
11 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 6324, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: ''
11 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 6324, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney

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Biography

Wilfred was born Wilfred Leslie Oliver FUNNELL. He changed his name when his mother married William Preston HEATH

"KILLED IN MOTOR LORRY ACCIDENT. Sydney, Monday.

When a motor lorry ran down a steep embankment and overturned near Camden on Saturday night, Wilfred Leslie Heath (29) was killed outright, and five others were injured, one seriously." - from the Wellington Times 23 Apr 1928 (nla.gov.au)

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