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HEATH, Alfred Alexander
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 13438 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 21 January 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 56th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Hawthorn, Victoria, Australia, 1 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Neutral Bay, North Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Shore |
| Occupation: | General Practitioner |
| Died: | Ill health due to WWI mustard gassing, Millmerran, Queensland, Australia, 5 August 1955, aged 58 years |
| Cemetery: |
Northern Suburbs Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, NSW |
| Memorials: | Cremorne St Peter's Anglican Church WW1 Honour Roll, Hackney St Peter's College Honour Board, Northbridge (Shore) Sydney Church of England Grammar School Memorial Cricket Ground Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 13438, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked 56th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Sydney | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement 56th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Dec 1916: | Transferred Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Devonport UK | |
| 17 Mar 1917: | Transferred Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Proceeded to France | |
| 15 Apr 1917: | Transferred Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Hospitalised with gastroenteritis | |
| 24 Apr 1917: | Transferred Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Discharged from hospital; returned to unit | |
| 3 May 1917: | Involvement Second Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Bullecourt (Second) | |
| 28 May 1917: | Promoted Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
| 21 Aug 1917: | Transferred Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit | |
| 28 Aug 1917: | Transferred Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Signal School | |
| 11 Sep 1917: | Transferred Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit | |
| 20 Sep 1917: | Involvement Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Menin Road, WIA 24th Sept 1917- Gassed | |
| 24 Sep 1917: | Wounded Lieutenant, Mustard Gas Poisoning. Treated Duchess of Westminster Hospital (Le Touquet) then London General Hospital. | |
| 20 Dec 1917: | Transferred Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit in France | |
| 5 Jan 1918: | Transferred Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, 2nd Army Gas School | |
| 14 Jan 1918: | Transferred Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Rejoined Unit | |
| 20 Jan 1918: | Transferred Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Admitted to hospital with appendicitis; transferred to London General Hospital; ruled fit for service early July 1918. | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Transferred Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Returned to Unit in France | |
| 4 Sep 1918: | Transferred Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, 4th Army Musk School | |
| 29 Sep 1918: | Involvement Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, WIA 30th September 1918 | |
| 30 Sep 1918: | Wounded Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Gunshot would to little finger on right hand, transferred to London General Hospital. | |
| 18 Jan 1919: | Embarked Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Return to Australia | |
| 17 Apr 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 56th Infantry Battalion | |
| 17 Jun 2017: | Transferred Lieutenant, 56th Infantry Battalion, Corps School | |
| Date unknown: | Wounded 56th Infantry Battalion |
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