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Born: 1 January 1894

Died: 24 April 1962

Enlisted in the AIF in November 1914.  He served with the 1st Light Horse Regiment at Gallipoli between August and November 1915.  He was evacuated to Lemnos suffering from diphtheria.  As a result of the "debility" it caused, he returned to Australia in August 1916 and was discharged from the AIF in December 1916.  [JSB]

 

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Names recorded
  • John Heffernan
  • Jack Heffernan
  • John Joseph Heffernan
Service number
  • Service number 867
Rank
  • Held rank of Trooper
Birth record
  • 1894 in Preston, Lancashire, England
Death record
  • 24 April 1962 in Brisbane, QLD, Australia
Address
  • Bray Street, Mosman, NSW, Australia
Relationships
  • Father - James Heffernan
  • Mother - Sarah Ann Eller
  • Wife - Josephine Marie Ryan
  • Brother - Joseph Heffernan
Organisation
  • 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment
Main sources
  • Pte. Jack Heffernan (photograph)
  • Pte. Jack Heffernan on Flickr: Geraldine Walsh's notes (webpage)
  • HEFFERNAN John : Service Number - 867 : Place of Birth - Preston England : Place of Enlistment - Holsworthy NSW : Next of Kin - (Mother) HEFFERNAN S (website)
  • First World War Embarkation Rolls: John Heffernan (website)
  • AUSTRALIAN CASUALTIES. 140TH LIST. ISSUED LAST NIGHT. New South Wales. Ill in Hospital. (newspaper article)

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