HONEYCHURCH, Hector George
| Service Numbers: | 595, 595B |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Wangaratta |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wandiligong via Bright, Victoria, Australia, 1896 |
| Home Town: | Bright, Alpine, Victoria |
| Schooling: | State School Wandiligong, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 23 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot V, Row D, Grave 17, |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bright Memorial Clock Tower |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 595, 37th Infantry Battalion, Wangaratta | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 595, 37th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked Private, 595, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 15 Sep 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
| 4 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 595, Wounded & suffering shell shock Admitted to 12th General Hospital | |
| 1 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 595, Gun shot wound to right thigh | |
| 26 Apr 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 595, Abrasions to back after being buried by a shell | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 595, 5th Infantry Battalion, Died from his wounds | |
| 23 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 595B, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 595B awm_unit: 5 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-23 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Hector George HONEYCHURCH was born in Wandiligong via Bright in Victoria in 1896
His parents were William Frederick HONEYCHURCH & Isabel Forsyth BROWN
He had previously served in the Senior Cadets & the Citizens Forces for 4 years before he enlisted in Wangaratta on 23rd February, 1916 and embarked with the 37th Infantry Battalion, B Company on 3rd June 1916 from Melbourne on HMAT Persic - he was transferred to the 5th Infantry Battalion on 15th September, 1916
Hector was wounded on 4 occasions & died on 23rd August, 1918 near Harbonnieres in France - he is buried in the Heath Cemetery in Picardie France (Plot V, Row D, Grave 17)
The inscription on his grave reads
"HE GAVE HIS LIFE FOR THOSE HE LOVED MOST DEAR"
Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal
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Two of his brothers also served in WW1
1. William HONEYCHURCH (SN 4117) - returned to Australia in 1919
2. Henry HONEYCHURCH ( SN 206) Killed in Action on 27.4.1915
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