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Bruce HEATHCOTE

Regimental number6765
Place of birthYerong Creek New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationWheelwright
AddressCulcairn, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Next of kinFather, T Heathcote, Culcairn, New South Wales
Enlistment date19 July 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 22nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/5
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT SS Port Napier on 17 November 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1918
Family/military connectionsBrothers:734 Corporal Albert Wallace HEATHCOTE, 3rd Bn, killed in action, 3 May 1917; 6766 Pte Cyril HEATHCOTE, 23rd Bn, killed in action, 8 October 1917; 553 Pte Thomas HEATHCOTE, 11th Bn, returned to Australia, 3 February 1915.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death25 December 1956
Place of burialRookwood Crematorium

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