Regimental number | 7023 |
Place of birth | Kyneton, Victoria |
School | St. Marys Boys School (Catholic), Kyneton, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Hairdresser |
Address | Piper Street, Kyneton, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs M A Hein, Piper Street, Kyneton, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 14th Battalion, 23rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/31/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 14th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 27 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 26 |
Place of burial | Bellicourt British Cemetery (Plot III, Row M., Grave 2) France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 72 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Andrew and Mary-Ann HEIN, of Yaldwin Street, Kyneton, Victoria. |
Family/military connections | Brothers:4219 Private Mathias Thomas William HEIN, 5th Battalion, 13th Reinforcement, returned to Australia 30 January 1918; 4217 Private Terence Hailey HEIN, 5th Battalikon, 13th Reinforcement, returned to AUstralia 28 March 1919. Brother-in-law:7221 Private Thomas Raymond DARCY, 8th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement, returned to Australia 12 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |