HEFFERNAN, James Michael
| Service Number: | 732 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 March 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 37th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, September 1885 |
| Home Town: | Clifton Hill, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Coach painter |
| Died: | SW to neck - accidental grenade explosion, General Hospital, Croydon, England , United Kingdom, 27 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Brookwood Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row F, Grave No. 22), Surrey, England |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 732, 37th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement Private, 732, 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, 732, 37th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| 25 Feb 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 732, 37th Infantry Battalion, SW to neck due to accidental grenade explosion. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 27th March.... Private James Michael Heffernan was born at Collingwood, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia in 1884. He enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 9th March, 1916 stating he was a 30 year old, single, Coach Painter from Clifton Hill, Melbourne, Victoria.
Private James Michael Heffernan embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Persic (A34) on 3rd June, 1916 with the 10th Infantry Brigade, 37th Infantry Battalion, “B” Company & disembarked at Plymouth, England on 25th July, 1916 where he would receive further training before being sent to the War Front.
Private Heffernan proceeded to France on 22nd November, 1916.
Private Heffernan was wounded (accidentally) on 25th February, 1917. He was reported to be seriously ill while a patient at 2nd Casualty Clearing Station. Private Heffernan was transferred to 10th Ambulance Train on 20th March, 1917 & admitted to 8th Stationary Hospital at Boulogne, France on 21st March, 1917. He was reported as seriously ill on 21st March, 1917. Private Heffernan was transferred to England on 24th March, 1917 on Hospital Ship Cambria.
A Statement of evidence was received on 1st March, 1917 showing that the wounds received by Private James Michael Heffernan were caused by an explosion of a grenade on 25th February, 1917. This was classed as wounded accidentally. No disciplinary action was proposed.
Private James Michael Heffernan died at 11 pm on 27th March, 1917 at General Hospital, Croydon, England from wounds – G.S.W. to Neck. He was buried in Brookwood Military Cemetery, Surrey, England where around 360 other WW1 Australian Soldiers are buried.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
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