Herbert HEYES

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Service Number:	1953
Enlisted:	28 January 1915, Enlisted at Kalgoolie
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	11th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Rosewood, Queensland, Australia, 1896
Home Town:	Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Died of illness - Cerebro Spinal Meningitis, 3rd Australian General Hospital, Mudros, Greece, Egypt, 19 December 1915
Cemetery:	Portianos Military Cemetery Plot 111, Row A, Grave 278 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dearly loved son of Mr. & Mrs. Heyes, Kalgoolie, Portianos Military Cemetery, Lemnos, Aegean Islands, Greece, Suez War Memorial Cemetery, Suez, Suez Canal, Egypt
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie Boulder 84th Infantry Goldfields Regiment Roll of Honour

28 Jan 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1953, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Kalgoolie
22 Apr 1915:	Involvement Private, 1953, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
22 Apr 1915:	Embarked Private, 1953, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Fremantle
16 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli

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Son of George and Susan Heyes of 215 McDonald Street, Kalgoolie, WA later of Cottesloe, WA

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal