Leonard HEFFERNAN

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Service Number:	2427
Enlisted:	14 July 1916, Bendigo, Vic.
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	60th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rochester, Victoria, Australia, 1898
Home Town:	Rochester, Campaspe, Victoria
Schooling:	Rochester State School, Rochester, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918
Cemetery:	Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery Plot XIII, Row B, Grave No. 5, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bendigo Great War Roll of Honor, Rochester Circuit Honour Roll

14 Jul 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2427, 60th Infantry Battalion, Bendigo, Vic.
25 Sep 1916:	Involvement Private, 2427, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
25 Sep 1916:	Embarked Private, 2427, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2427, 60th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood
25 Mar 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2427, 60th Infantry Battalion, German Spring Offensive 1918, GSW right arm sustained near Hazebrouck. Rejoined unit 3 May 1918.
4 Jul 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2427, 60th Infantry Battalion, Le Hamel - Blueprint for Victory
8 Aug 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2427, 60th Infantry Battalion, The Battle of Amiens

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Brothers:

2426 Pte Albert Edward HEFFERNAN, 60th Bn, returned to Australia;

6946 Pte William HEFFERNAN, 14th Bn, returned to Australia, 9 March 1919.