Regimental number | 1753 |
Place of birth | Seaham Harbour, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Miner |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 4" |
Weight | 153 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, Richard Heron, New York, Blackworth , Northumberland, England |
Previous military service | Served for three years in the 4th Durham Light Infantry special reserve: deserted |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | At Sea |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 19), Gallipoli, Turkey The Lone Pine Memorial, situated in the Lone Pine Cemetery at Anzac, is the main Australian Memorial on Gallipoli, and one of four memorials to men of the New Zealand Expeditionary Force. Designed by Sir John Burnet, the principal architect of the Gallipoli cemeteries, it is a thick tapering pylon 14.3 metres high on a square base 12.98 metres wide. It is constructed from limestone mined at Ilgardere in Turkey. The Memorial commemorates the 3268 Australians and 456 New Zealanders who have no known grave and the 960 Australians and 252 New Zealanders who were buried at sea after evacuation through wounds or disease. The names of New Zealanders commemorated are inscribed on stone panels mounted on the south and north sides of the pylon, while those of the Australians are listed on a long wall of panels in front of the pylon and to either side. Names are arranged by unit and rank. The Memorial stands over the centre of the Turkish trenches and tunnels which were the scene of heavy fighting during the August offensive. Most cemeteries on Gallipoli contain relatively few marked graves, and the majority of Australians killed on Gallipoli are commemorated here. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 36 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Date of Death from Cemetery Details 11th August, 1915 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Promoted sergeant, 1 March 1915. Taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Gallipoli, 31 May 1915; reverted to private, 31 May 1915. Promoted sergeant, 23 June 1915. Died of wounds (wounds, thigh and left shoulder), Hospital Ship 'Delta', 11 August 1915; buried at sea by Reverend H S Marshall, 11 August 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HERON William |