Charles James Ward HEGGIE

HEGGIE, Charles James Ward

    Service Number: 5604
    Enlisted: 6 April 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 2nd Division Headquarters
    Born: Christchurch, New Zealand, 1875
    Home Town: Granville, Parramatta, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Brickburner
    Died: Parramatta, New South Wales, Australia, 15 July 1945, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Rookwood Cemetery & Crematorium
    Plot 5, Zone C, Grave 6357
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    World War 1 Service

    6 Apr 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5604, 18th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    9 Sep 1916: Involvement Private, 5604, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    9 Sep 1916: Embarked Private, 5604, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney
    3 May 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5604, 18th Infantry Battalion, Wounds to the head and side
    20 Sep 1917: Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 5604, 18th Infantry Battalion, Second occasion. Wound to the face
    23 Oct 1917: Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Division Headquarters, Traffic Control
    17 Oct 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 5604, Discharged at the 2nd Military District from 2nd Division Traffic Control

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Son of Charles Stewart Heggie and Elizabeth Heggie of  Sydney, NSW formerly of  Christchurch, NZ

    Husband of Mary Heggie nee White of Railway Parade, South Granville, NSW. Charles and Mary married during 1902c in St. Peters, NSW

    Commenced return to Australia on 13 July 1919 aboard HT Persic disembarking on 2 September 1919

    Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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