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HEYES, William Alexander George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6650 |
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| Enlisted: | 16 September 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hull, Yorkshire, England, 27 October 1896 |
| Home Town: | South Melbourne, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Theatre Dresser |
| Died: | Bentleigh, Victoria, Australia, 1987, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 16 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6650, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 2 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 6650, 14th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 6650, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 21 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 29th Infantry Battalion, From 14th Battalion | |
| 24 Jan 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 6650, 29th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 3rd Military District as medically unfit |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was Clarendon Street, South Melbourne, Victoria. Arrived in Victoria during May 1914
Had been employed by T. McGuinness of the Commercial Hotel, Bairnsdale, Victoria
Son of William Heyes of Charing Cross Road, London, England
Commenced return to Australia on 18 October 1917 disembarking on 10 December 1917
Medal: British War Medal
Husband of Ada Ruby Heyes nee Selby of Grant Street, South Melbourne, Victoria. William and Ada married during 1917 in Victoria