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HELEY, Harold John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1711 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Broadford, Vic., 1889 |
| Home Town: | Brandon, Burdekin, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Memorials: | Broadford Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 25 Sep 1914: | Involvement Driver, 1711, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Rangatira embarkation_ship_number: A22 public_note: '' | |
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| 25 Sep 1914: | Embarked Driver, 1711, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , HMAT Rangatira, Brisbane |
Personal Stories
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Military Medal
'At 9.40 p.m. 24th December, 1916, No. 2 Gun Pit was hit by a German shell, which blew portion of the pit i, burying two men who were also seriously wounded. Notwithstanding that the Battery position was being shelled and the shells dropping very close, Gunner HELEY and Sergeant BREWER with other members of the Battery immediately set to work, and after much difficulty extricated the two men.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 133
Date: 21 August 1917