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HESTON, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1482 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Herberton, Queensland, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Boulder, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, At sea on board HMT Dongola, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, buried at sea Panel 53 Chaplain P.W. Clarkson officiated , Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Boulder Roll of Honor, Boulder Roll of Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1482, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 22 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1482, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Itonus embarkation_ship_number: A50 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1482, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Itonus, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Heston of Fremantle and Mary Heston of 'Finister', Boulder, WA last know address of Mary wa Spearwood, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal issued to his mother
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