Herbert Andrew (Bert) HERON

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Service Number:	6102
Enlisted:	2 October 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	27th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Woseley, South Australia, 14 April 1895
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Wounds (Gassed), France, 24 July 1918, aged 23 years
Cemetery:	St. Riquier British Cemetery, France St Riquier British Cemetery, St Riquier, Abbeville, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hindmarsh (Unknown Origin) WW1 Roll of Honour

2 Oct 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6102, 27th Infantry Battalion
6 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 6102, 27th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
6 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 6102, 27th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
Date unknown:	Wounded 6102, 27th Infantry Battalion

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Biography written by Alessandra Pergoleto from St Paul's College, attached as a document. Winning entry for 2024 Premier's Anzac Spirit School Prize.