HEATHCOTE G.R.

Given Names:  Gordon Roy

Service Number:  422B

Unit:  Machine Gun Company 15, 6th reinforcements                                                        

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  23 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Optician                                                                                                     

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  8 In                     

Weight:  136 Lbs

Chest:  34-36 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Medium

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  28/8/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Charles Heathcote

31 Wellington Street, Kew, Victoria                                                                                   

Embarkation Date:  20/10/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Port Lincoln A17

END OF WAR 

Status:  Killed in action

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Unit:  4th Machine Gun Battalion                                                                                                   

Rank:  Corporal

Discharge Date:                                       

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MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  51182

Victory Medal:  50501

Other:    

BIRTH

Date or Year:  1893

Place:  Kew, Victoria                               

Father:  Charles Thomas HEATHCOTE    

Mother:  Mary Ann KEY

MARRIAGE

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DEATH

Date or Year: 16/10/1917                        

Place: Zonnebeke, Belgium                     

Burial:  No known grave,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Hit with a piece of shell which burst quite close to the gun, and died 3 minutes later without regaining consciousness

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Holy Trinity Church

Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium

Australian War Memorial

Memorial Plaque: 334790

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

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COMMENTS