HEHR, William Frederick Field
| Service Number: | 3379 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 January 1915, Melbourne, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Pioneer Battalion |
| Born: | Brunswick, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 9 May 1896 |
| Home Town: | Glenroy, Moreland, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 19 June 1916, aged 20 years |
| Cemetery: |
Estaires Communal Cemetery and Extension II V 7 |
| Memorials: | Bacchus Marsh Parwan State School No 916 Roll of Honor, Glenroy War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 21 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3379, 24th Infantry Battalion, Melbourne, Vic. | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3379, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3379, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion | |
| 21 Jun 1916: | Honoured Military Medal |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Christian and Amelia Maria Hehr, of Glenroy, Victoria, Australia.
Originally enlisted under HEHR however was soon sent back from Egypt to Australia and discharged. He then re-enlisted under alias James Anderson SN 3379. using his mothers maiden name and returned to France where he DOW. He is recognised on the CWG records as HEHR WILLIAM FRED FIELD.
Military Medal
'On night 30/31 May near Cordonnerie Farm. For conspicuous gallantry. During an attack by a hostile raiding party under cover of a fierce Artillery Bombardment, he went to the assistance of a Machine Gun man who had been knocked over by a bomb, helped to save the gun from capture, and, though inexperienced in the use of Machine Guns, brought it into action. Although knocked down himself by a second bomb he assisted in removing the gun into a more forward position. His gallant action not only saved the gun from capture but permitted of it being effectively used against the enemy.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 176
Date: 30 November 1916
Somewhere in France he is lying,
He answered his country's call;
He died an Australian hero,
The bravest death of all.
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