William James HEYES

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HEYES, William James

Service Number:	824
Enlisted:	12 December 1914, Sydney, NSW
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	4th Pioneer Battalion
Born:	Wood Plumpton, Preston, Lancashire, England, 13 June 1893
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Marrickville, New South Wales, Australia, December 1957, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Rookwood Cemeteries & Crematorium, New South Wales Independent area, Zone K, Row F, Grave 2482. Interred on 23 December 1957
Memorials:

World War 1 Service

12 Dec 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 824, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Sydney, NSW
6 Feb 1915:	Involvement Private, 824, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Clan MacCorquodale embarkation_ship_number: A6 public_note: ''
6 Feb 1915:	Embarked Private, 824, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Clan MacCorquodale, Sydney
7 Aug 1915:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 824, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Wounds left arm and left leg
21 Mar 1916:	Involvement Private, 824, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Armadale embarkation_ship_number: A26 public_note: ''
21 Mar 1916:	Embarked Private, 824, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Armadale, Sydney
1 Oct 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 4th Pioneer Battalion
2 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 824, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of Robert Heyes and Alice Heyes of Wood Plumpton, Preston, Lancashire, England

Commenced return to Australia, first time, on 17 September 1915 aboard HT Beltana for change disembarking on 13 October 1915 at Melbourne

Commenced return to Australia, second time, on 1 August 1919 aboard HT Argyllshire disembarking on 23 September 1919 at Melbourne for onward travel to Sdyney

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

During 1921c William married Alice Black in Balmain, NSW

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