Keith Doctor HEAN

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HEAN, Keith Doctor

Service Number:	2842
Enlisted:	16 August 1915
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	12th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Sorell, Tasmania, Australia, 14 July 1890
Home Town:	Sorell, Sorell, Tasmania
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm Hand
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 June 1916, aged 25 years
Cemetery:	Rue-Petillon Military Cemetery, Fleurbaix, Bethune, Nord Pas de Calais Plot 1, Row H, Grave 57
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Sorell War Memorial

World War 1 Service

16 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2842, 26th Infantry Battalion
27 Oct 1915:	Involvement Private, 2842, 26th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: Middle name inccorectly spelt as Dalton on original record
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked Private, 2842, 26th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
1 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 12th Infantry Battalion
19 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 2842, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2842 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-06-19

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Keith Doctor HEAN was born on 14th July, 1890 in Sorell, Tasmania

His parents were Alexander HEAN and Amy Mary Eliza ALLANBY

Keith was a well known athlete, footballer & cricketer in Tasmania

He enlisted in Claremont Tasmania on 16th August, 1915 and embarked with the 26th Infantry Battalion, 6th reinforcements on the HMAT Ulysses on 27th October, 1915

Keith was Killed in Action in France on the 19th June, 1916 and is buried in Rue Petillon Military Cemetery

His name is memorialised on the Australian War Memorial & a Memorial plaque in the Sorell Scotts Uniting Church, Tasmania

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal & Victory Medal

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His brother Colin Thorpe HEAN (SN2575) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919

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