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HEFFERNAN, William Benedict
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1872 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915, 13th Reinforcements |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, 13 October 1893 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Jockey |
| Died: | Perth, Western Australia, 30 August 1954, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1872, 10th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcements | |
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| 17 Jan 1916: | Involvement Private, 1872, 10th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jan 1916: | Embarked Private, 1872, 10th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Borda, Fremantle | |
| 9 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, Imperial Camel Corps , Abassia | |
| 25 Apr 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps | |
| 29 Apr 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1872, 1st Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Sinai Peninsula - Bomb Wound | |
| 1 Jun 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 15th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 17 Sep 1918: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 10 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1872, 10th Light Horse Regiment | |
| 4 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1872, 10th Light Horse Regiment |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Chris Buckley
William (Willie) was the youngest of four children of John Heffernan (b 1862) and Mary Buckley (born 1864 in Toodyay, Western Australia). William was a Jockey when he enlisted in the AIF in October 1915, serving as a Private (Service No: 1872) with the Camel Corps and 10th Light Horse Regiment. He was WIA in 1917, and was Discharged in 1918.
Older brother Michael (Mick) also served in WWII in the AIF as a Private (Service No: 4619).
William remained single and was a Horse Trainer in Belmont, Perth WA until his death in 1954.