Regimental number | 1044 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | St Arnaud, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Honeysuckle Street, Bendigo, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18.9 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 128 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, L P Hecker, Havelock Street, Dunolly, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served under the Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Place of enlistment | Mildura, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, C Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Borre British Cemetery (Plot II, Row F, Grave No. 15), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 50 |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded in action, Belgium, 29 October 1917 (bullet wound, left vfoot), and admitted to 3rd Australian Field Ambulance; transferred to 47th General Hospital, Le Treport, 31 October 1917; discharged to Base Depot, 13 November 1917; rejoinewd unit, in the field, 21 November 1917. Wounded in action (2nd occasion), 2 August 1918 (multiple shell wounds). Died of wounds, 89th Field Ambulance, 2 August 1918. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | True age at enlistment: 15. Father's surname incorrectly entered on Embarkation Roll as HECTOR. |
Sources | NAA: B2455, HECKER Arthur Harold |