Regimental number | 3317 |
Place of birth | Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Congregational |
Occupation | Clerk |
Address | Camberwell, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Height | 5' 7.25" |
Weight | 134 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Margaret Heward, 7 Orange Grove, Camberwell, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Senior Cadets; 1 year in the Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (Panel No 15), Australian Cemetery Memorial, Fromelles, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 167 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 6th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, 17 February 1916; to 59th Bn, 15 March 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 16 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Appointed Lance Corporal, 3 July 1916. Reported missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 29 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Handwritten note on file: 'Presume Buried In No Man's Land at approx 5J90-43 to 5K0.25.1 Sheet Hazebrouck 5A'. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HEWARD Frank Horace
Red Cross file 1300702 |