William Alfred Heaton (1885 - 1941)

Born 1885 in Hawthorn, Colony of Victoria

Ancestors

Died 1 May 1941 at about age 56 in Queensland, Australia

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Biography

Sergeant William Heaton served in the Australian Flying Corps in World War I
Service started: 12 Dec 1916
Unit(s): 8 Training Squadron Australian Flying Corps, 4 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps
Service ended: Oct 1919

William Alfred Heaton was born in 1885 in Hawthorn, Colony of Victoria, the son of Priscilla Heaton and John Heaton.^[1]

Mary Ann Sarah CARTER and William Alfred HEATON were married in 1909 in Victoria, Australia^[2].

12 December 1916 William enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force; Service number: 1097^[3]. He was assigned to the 8th Training Squadron Australian Flying Corps (AFC) later 4 Squadron AFC, set sail aboard HMAT Omrah on 17 January 1917-23 March 1917 (Plymouth, England) for overseas service; attained the rank of Sergeant; returned to Australia aboard HT Karoa on 28 March 1919 and was discharged on/about 28 October 1919.

He passed away on 1 May 1941 in Queensland, Australia^[4] and was buried at the Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium^[5].

Sources

1. ↑ Victorian BDM. Registration number: 10563/1885
2. ↑ Birth, Deaths and Marriages, Victoria Online Registry. Event: marriages; Registration number 5525 / 1909; Family name: HEATON; Given name(s) Wm Alfd; Spouse's family name: CARTER; Spouse's given name(s) Mary Ann Sarah. https://www.bdm.vic.gov.au/research-and-family-history/search-your-family-history
3. ↑ National Archives of Australia: World War 1 records. Item details for: B2455, HEATON W A; PDF (6.8 MB) View digital copy; Title HEATON William Alfred; Service Number - 1097; Place of Birth - Sydney NSW; Place of Enlistment - Melbourne VIC; Next of Kin - (Wife) HEATON Mary; Contents date range 1914 - 1920; Series number B2455; Control symbol HEATON W A; Citation NAA: B2455, HEATON W A; Item ID 4375553; Location Canberra; Access status Open. https://recordsearch.naa.gov.au/
4. ↑ Queensland Government: Family history research service: Death. William Alfred Heaton; Event date: 01/05/1941; Event type: Death registration; Registration details: 1941/B/51820; Mother: Priscilla Heaton; Father/parent: John Edward Heaton. https://www.familyhistory.bdm.qld.gov.au/
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/253024607/william-alfred-heaton: accessed 17 October 2023), memorial page for William Alfred Heaton (unknown–1 May 1941), Find a Grave Memorial ID 253024607, citing Mount Thompson Memorial Gardens and Crematorium, Holland Park West, Brisbane City, Queensland, Australia; Maintained by JP (contributor 49778924).