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Austin Heyes - Aust

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Forename Austin
Surname Heyes - Aust
Middle Name G
Memorial Standish Cenotaph & St Marie's R.C. Church, Standish
Age 23
Address
Parents' Address 189 Preston Rd, Standish (Mother)
Township Standish, Wigan
Rank Private
Occupation or place of work Railway sleeper hewer
Regiment Australian Infantry, 11th Brigade
Day of Death 21
Month of Death July
Year of Death 1918
Cause of Death Died of injuries
Place of Burial St Maries RC Churchyard, Standish
Regiment Number 1553
Name of War First World War
Location
Additional Information Lived in Western Australia. Emigrated with his aunt and uncle
Wounded 3 times and discharged from army 13/3/17 as a paraplegic
Died at Broughton Hall, Manchester. Wounded 5/8/16
Ref: CWGC, Ancestry and Anzac records. New research WO 18/7/2017