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James HEFNER

Regimental number2183
Place of birthWallsend, New South Wales
SchoolWallsend Superior Public School, Wallsend, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressRobert Street, Pattsburg, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation22
Next of kinMother, Mrs Allen Hefner, Robert Street, Pattsburg, New South Wales
Enlistment date1 May 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll1 May 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name35th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/52/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 24 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll35th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 10 February 1917
Place of death or woundingArmentieres, France
Age at death23.9
Age at death from cemetery records23
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot IV, Row E, Grave No. 12), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
125
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Philip and Ellen HEFNER, Robert Street, Wallsend, New South Wales
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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