Gunner William Henry Heckbert
PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Heckbert,
William Henry
Date of birth: 1896-12-26
Place of birth: Lot No. 59 Prince Edward Island Canada
Next of kin: William Heckbert (father), Pitt River, British Columbia
Marital status: single
Occupation (attested): Farmer
Occupation (normalized): General Farmer
Religion: Presbyterian
Date of death:
1916-06-16
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Railway Dugouts Burial Ground, VI. E. 16.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: 85957
Highest Rank:
Gunner
Rank detail
- Gunner (Army).
- Gunner (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: Mount Sorrel
RESEARCH INFORMATION
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CWGC ID: 489843
LAC ID:
461081
Service file: B4226-S075
Uploader's Notes:
Son of William Robert and Mary Arm Heckbert, of 1317-21st Avenue East, Vancouver, British Columbia.
War Diary of 3rd Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery, 12th Battery for June 16, 1916 states: "Battery fired heavily all day! S.O.S. from infantry. Lieut. A.R. Murray, Gnr. Wills and Heckbert killed by enemy shell."
Uploader's Research notes: 6th Brigade C.F.A. Nominal Roll [Gunner Army Canadian Infantry 6th Brigade C.F.A. Gunner Army Canadian Field Artillery 3rd Brigade 12th Battery ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2015-07-31