Regimental number | 1338 |
Place of birth | Burraga, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | c/o J.J. Heylen, PO, Burraga, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Height | 5' 4.75" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, J.J. Heylen, PO, Burraga, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Sydney, New South Wales |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, G Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | The Lone Pine Memorial (Panel 20), 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 | Cemetery Details show Date of Death as 2 May,1915 |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli Embarked Alexandria to join the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force, Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Killed in action, Gallipoli, 2 May 1915. 327 Pte Athol Herman FOLLERS, 3rd Bn, also from Burraga, wrote to Heylen's parents and siblings from Helipolis Palace Hospital, 23 June 1915: 'I am just able to tender my sincere sympathy in the loss of your brave son & brother Walter. He died a glorious death fighting for a great cause & for his King and Country. Away out on the slopes of Sair Bhar is a lonely grave marked with a wooden cross & an inscription on it: In Loving Memory of Private W.J. Heylen killed in action May 1st 1915. He was buried where he fell. He was always brave & kind hearted & always ready to do his duty to his country & fellow comrades. I can never speak & praise him enough & you should never regret in losing your son & brother, whilst fighting for such a just cause in which we are on our road to victory. Trusting you will accept deepest & sincerest sympathy.' Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | Surname entered incorrectly on Embarkation Roll as HEYLEM. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HEYLEN Walter John |