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HEGGIE, Allan Dow
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 3531, 3531A |
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| Enlisted: | 2 September 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 60th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dunolly, Victoria, Australia, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Dunolly State School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Warehouseman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 2 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3531, Depot Battalion | |
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| 29 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3531, 21st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3531, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3531A, 60th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"...3531A Private Allan Dow Heggie 21st Battalion of Carlton, Vic. A warehouseman prior to enlistment, Pte Heggie embarked with the 21st Battalion on board HMAT Demosthenes (A64) on 29 December 1915. In the Middle East he was transferred to the 60th Battalion. They arrived in France on 1 June 1916. Pte Heggie was appointed lance corporal on 15 July 1916. On 19 July 1916 Lance Corporal Heggie was killed in action at Fromelles, France. He was 24 years of age." - SOURCE (www.awm.gov.au)
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