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HEAGNEY, Herbert Spencer
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1557 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 December 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 6th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Jundah, Queensland, Australia, 1889 |
| Home Town: | South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Schooling: | St Ignatius Catholic School, Richmond, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clicker, Bootmaker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Helles Memorial, Cape Helles, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Helles Memorial, Gallipoli |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1557, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 19 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1557, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 19 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1557, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Runic, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick and Annie Heagney of 41 Fawkner Street, South Yarra, Victoria. Brother of Reginald Heagney who enlisted but was discharged 6 months later as medically unfit
Husband of Annie Agnes Heagney nee McKenna of 2 Fulham Avenue, South Yarra, Victoria. Annie and Herbert were married in 1915c. Father of Essie Herberta Heagney
Father of ex-nuptial daughter, Albertha Emma Laver, with A. Emma Laver of 24 Tyrone Street, South Yarra.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal