John McLeod HEATH

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HEATH, John McLeod

Service Number:	2320
Enlisted:	18 May 1916
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Bulahdelah, New South Wales, Australia, 10 May 1897
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Bulahdelah Public School, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Ships steward
Died:	Killed in action, Belgium, 13 October 1917, aged 20 years
Cemetery:	Buttes New British Cemetery, Polygon Wood Plot IV, Row A, Grave No. 5. HE GAVE HIS LIFE AT DUTY'S CALL BELOVED BY COMRADES ONE AND ALL
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bulahdelah St. John's Anglican Church Great War Honour Roll, Bulahdelah War Memorial, Casino and District Memorial Hospital WW1 Roll of Honour, Nabiac Public School Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

18 May 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2320, 34th Infantry Battalion
17 Oct 1916:	Involvement Private, 2320, 34th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
17 Oct 1916:	Embarked Private, 2320, 34th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

John McLeod Heath was the son of Sydney Charles and Edith Lillian Heath, of Langley Vale, New South Wales. He was one of three brothers who enlisted in the AIF, and all of them had been born at Bulahdelah, New South Wales.

His twin brother, 3155 Pte. Sydney Heath 53rd Battalion AIF, was one of the last Australians to lose his life in France when he died of wounds on 30 September 1918, aged 21. The twin brothers both gave their occupations as ships stewards.

Another older brother, 1140 Lance Corporal Frederick Charles Heath 34th Battalion AIF, returned to Australia in 1919.

John joined the 34th Battalion in the field during April 1917. He was wounded in action at Messines on 7 June 1917, with shrapnel to the left arm. He rejoined the 34th Battalion two months later.

John was killed in action near Zonnebeke on 13 October 1917.

A local newspaper reported in July 1917, “Mr. and Mrs. Heath, of Langley Vale, have three sons at the front, and recently received a cable on each of three consecutive days, stating that a son had been wounded.”

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