Henry George HEYWOOD

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Service Number:	1729
Enlisted:	21 May 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	23rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Narrung, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Narrung, Swan Hill, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of wounds - shell wounds to the head, France, 19 June 1916
Cemetery:	Desplanque Farm Cemetery, la Chapelle-D'Armentieres Row A, Grave 1 Rev. A, R. Bladen officiated Headstone inscription reads: Beloved by his comrades he gave his life for them, Desplanque Farm Cemetery, La Chapelle-d'Armentieres, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Nyah Memorial Gates, Piangil War Memorial, Swan Hill War Memorial

21 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1729, 23rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne
16 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 1729, 23rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
16 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 1729, 23rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne

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Son of Henry Stewart Johns Heywood and Alice Heywood of Winterfold Orchard, Nyah, Victoria formerly of Narrung, Victoria

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