William Leo HEISE

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Service Number:	2911
Enlisted:	25 April 1916, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Seymour, Victoria, Australia, August 1891
Home Town:	Binalong, Yass Valley, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Commission Agent
Died:	Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia, 29 July 1951, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Not yet discovered
Memorials:	Yass & District WW1 Roll of Honour

25 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2911, 60th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Goulburn, NSW
3 Nov 1916:	Involvement Private, 2911, 60th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
3 Nov 1916:	Embarked Private, 2911, 60th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Sydney
4 Oct 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 60th Infantry Battalion
2 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 59th Infantry Battalion
25 Sep 1918:	Transferred AIF WW1, Corporal, 59th Infantry Battalion, From 60th Battalion
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2911, 59th Infantry Battalion, Severe wound to the right hand and thigh
12 Mar 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2911, 59th Infantry Battalion, Discharged at the 2nd Military District as medically unfit due to wounding

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Son of Carl (Charles) Ludwig Heise and Catherine Heise nee McKenzie of Seymour, Victoria

Husband of Elizabeth May Heise nee Dwyer of Binalong, NSW. William and Elizabeth married in Boorowa, NSW during 1916c. Father of Joan Heise

Commenced return to Australia on 30 December 1918 aboard HT Orontes disembarking on 1 February 1919

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Post war he was employed at Small Arms Factory, Lithgow as a machinist