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HETHERINGTON, John Wesley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1003 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Burwood Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement 1003, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked 1003, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
John Wesley Hetherington
As dictated by his great grand son Anthony Alexander. John was Anthony's maternal great grandfather.
When "Gaga" was in Gallipoli he described being shot as "being kicked by a mule".
He was evacuated to Malta and after recovery he went to the Western Front for three years. He described being in battle as "it's not if your going to be shot, it's where on the body the bullets are going to hit me"
Despite being shot in the leg at Gallipoli, "Gaga" walked in the 1977 Anzac march in Sydney aged 98.
He was a Soap Box Orator in the Domain for many years and was very fond of Butterscotch lollies and in his later years enjoyed a cigarette after dinner.
Submitted 31 July 2019 by Ann 'Bernice' Denison