Benjamin Horace HECKSCHER

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HECKSCHER, Benjamin Horace

Service Number:	574
Enlisted:	11 December 1915, Warwick, Queensland
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	42nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Gympie, Queensland, Australia, 29 October 1889
Home Town:	Warwick, Southern Downs, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Baker
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 10 June 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	Bethleem Farm East Cemetery Bethleem Farm East Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Brisbane 42nd Infantry Battalion AIF Roll of Honour, Goondiwindi War Memorial

World War 1 Service

11 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 574, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Warwick, Queensland
5 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 574, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Borda embarkation_ship_number: A30 public_note: ''
5 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 574, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Borda, Sydney
17 Feb 1917:	Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 574, 42nd Infantry Battalion
17 Feb 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion
22 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 42nd Infantry Battalion
10 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 574, 42nd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 574 awm_unit: 42nd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-10

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

Benjamin Horace HECKSCHER was born on 29th October, 1889 in Gympie, Queensland

His parents were Benjamin HECKSCHER and Annie CLANCY

He enlisted on 11th December, 1915 in Warwick and embarked from Sydney on 5th June, 1916 on the HMAT Borda with the 42nd Infantry Battalion, C Company

Benjamin was Killed in Action on 10th June, 1917 and is buried in Bethleem Farm East Cemetery

Medals: British War Medal & Victory Medal

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