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HETHERTON, Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 596 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Footscray, Maribyrnong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 25 April 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 29, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Footscray Employees of Michaelis Hallenstein & Co. Pty. Ltd., Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Werribee Honour Roll, Werribee War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 20 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 596, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 596, 7th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 596, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William James Hetherton and Florence Ruth Hetherton nee Dalton of Coronation Street, West Footscray, Victoria. Brother of Henry William Hetherton, Albert Bert (Bertie) Hetherton who returned to Australia on 29 July 1915 having served with the 14th Battalion and David Samuel Hetherton
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal