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HEYS, Wilfred
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 551 |
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| Enlisted: | 18 August 1914, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Greetland, Yorkshire, England, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Kalgoorlie, Kalgoorlie/Boulder, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Tramway Employee |
| Died: | Kalgoorlie, Western Australia, 20 October 1956, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Kalgoorlie Cemetery, Western Australia Methodist area, Grave 8347. Interred on 22 October 1956 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 18 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 551, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Helena Vale, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 551, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 551, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 11th Infantry Battalion | |
| 22 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 551, 11th Infantry Battalion, Shrapnel wound to the knee. Embarked for England on 26 July 1916 aboard HS Asturias | |
| 9 Nov 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 551, 11th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 5th Military District as medically unfit due to wounding |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Acquilla Heys and Eliza Ann Heys of Greetland, Yorkshire, England
Commenced return to Australia on 4 May 1917 aboard HT Themistocles
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
During 1918c Wilfred married Maude Mitchell in Perth, WA
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