HERON, John
| Service Numbers: | 1128, 2128 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hendon, Durham, England, 31 August 1875 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Railway Moulder |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Turkey, 3 May 1915, aged 39 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket Foundry Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1128, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1128, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
| 3 May 1915: | Involvement Private, 2128, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2128 awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-03 | |
| 11 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1128, 3rd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Died of wounds aboard the hospital ship 'Dongala'and buried at sea. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Oakes
John HERON (Service Number 2128) was born on 31st August 1875 at Hendon, Durham England. He began working in the Railways as a moulder at Eveleigh in the Locomotive Branch on 28th October 1913. He was granted leave to join the AIF on 25th September 1914. He was 39-years-old when he enlisted.
He embarked (from Egypt) to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces on 5th April 1915. However, he was not in the field long before he was wounded. On 11th May 1915 he was wounded in action in the Dardanelles, in the Gallipoli Campaign. Although he survived long enough to reach the hospital ship ‘Dongala’ he died there and was buried at sea. He is commemorated at Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey.
His mother, who was listed as his next of kin, was given several personal items of his following his death, such as a pipe, a watch, and letters. She was also given the 1914/1915 Star, the British War Medal and the Victory Medal in honour of her son’s service.
- based on the Australian War Memorial Honour Roll and notes for the Great Sydney Central Station Honour Board