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Timothy John HEATH

Regimental number2841
Place of birthLaunceston, Tasmania
ReligionMethodist
OccupationPainter
Address24 Westcombe Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation19
Height5' 6.5"
Weight130 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs Caroline Heath, 24 Westcombe Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Previous military serviceServed in Cadets and in 92nd Infantry, Citizen Military Forces.
Enlistment date10 August 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll10 August 1915
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name26th Battalion, 6th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/43/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on 27 October 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Launceston Garden of Remembrance
Discharge date7 August 1919
Other details

War service: Egypt, Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Suffolk', 12 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 5 June 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Launceston, 7 August 1919.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 November 1967
Place of burialCarr Villa Cemetery, Launceston, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, HEATH Timothy John

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