Alexander HERON

Surname: HERON

Christian Names: Alexander

Date & Place of Birth: 1874, Dundee Scotland

Service Number: 4140

Service Unit: 27th Battalion

Date & Place of Enlistment: 13th December, 1915, Adelaide, Age 41

Profession prior to Enlistment: Carpenter

Date of Return to Aust. & Date of Discharge: N/A

Date KIA: 17th November, 1916

Place KIA: France – Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

Next of Kin (NOK) Address

Other: Wife: Mary L.C. Heron, Dundee Scotland

Child, William Adamson Heron

Service

France: Yes

Campaign Medals: 1914/15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

Rank: Private

Kingscote Honour Board Yes

Kingscote Monument Yes

Penneshaw Honour Board Yes


KI Connection:

Resolved to be placed on Fallen Soldiers monument at Kingscote. District Council of Kingscote. (1925, September 19). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 2. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article191554635

Donated to the Belgian Children's Relief Fund in Kingscote Belgian Childrens' Relief Fund. (1915, March 27). The Kangaroo Island Courier (Kingscote, SA : 1907 - 1951), p. 4. http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article189505631

Kleinig Ref: {892}

A.I.F. Project https://www.aif.adfa.edu.au/showPerson?pid=135488

Alexander HERON