| Regimental number | 2699 |
| Place of birth | Inkerman, South Australia |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Farm labourer |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 20 |
| Height | 5' 4.75" |
| Weight | 146 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Rosetta Heaslip, Merrigum, Goulburn Valley, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Nil (exempt area under Compulsory Military Training scheme) |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 21st Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Moldavia on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 21st Battalion |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 5 October 1915; admitted to hospital, Aden, 25 October 1915 (measles); taken on strength, 21st Bn, Tel el Kebir, 7 January 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 19 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France (date not recorded). Wounded in action, 26 August 1916 (gun shot wound, left buttock, thigh, right leg), and admitted to 4th Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 11th Stationary Hospital, Rouen, 28 August 1916; to England, 30 August 1916, and admitted to 3rd Western General Hospital, Cardiff, 31 August 1916; discharged to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 10 October 1916. Marched out to No 4 Command Depot, Wareham (temporarily unfit), 3 November 1916; to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 29 March 1917; to Drafting Depot, Perham Downs, 5 April 1917; to 17th Brigade, Windmill Hill, 25 April 1917; to 66th Bn, 28 April 1917. Proceeded overseas to France, 23 October 1917; rejoined 21st Bn, in the field, 29 October 1917. Admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance, 12 January 1918 (septic finger, right hand); transferred to 53rd General Hospital, Boulogne, 25 January 1918; to England, 31 January 1918, and admitted same day to Endell Street Hospital; transferred to No 1 Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Harefield, 20 February 1918; discharged to No 3 Command Depot, Hurdcott, 28 February 1918; marched in to No 2 Command Depot, Weymouth, 27 March 1918. Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Ruahine', 12 May 1918; disembarked Sydney, 5 July 1918; discharged (medically unfit), Melbourne, 21 September 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Miscellaneous details | Next of kin address incorrectly recorded on Embakation Roll as Marragin, Golden Valley, Tasmania. |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, HEASLIP Allen Francis |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
