Enlistment of John (Jack) Hehir
| Description | 23rd Battalion 19th Reinforcements |
| Date | 14 March 1917 |
Narrative
23rd Infantry Battalion (Victoria) [6th Infantry Brigade]
Formed Victoria February 1915. Departed Melbourne Euripides 8 May 1915. 1st Reinforcement departed Melbourne Euripides 8 May 1915, 2nd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Demosthenes 16 July 1915, 3rd Reinforcements departed Melbourne Anchises 26 August 1915, 4th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 27 September 1915, 5th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Osterley 29 September 1915, 6th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ulysses 27 October 1915, 7th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Commonwealth 26 November 1915, 8th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Afric 5 January 1916, 9th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Warilda 8 February 1916, 10th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Wiltshire 7 March 1916, 11th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Malwa 21 March 1916, 12th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Euripides 4 April 1916, 13th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Armadale 19 July 1916, 14th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Miltiades 1 August 1916, 15th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Shropshire 25 September 1916, 16th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Nestor 2 October 1916, 17th Reinforcements departed Sydney Argyllshire 31 October 1916, 18th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Hororata 23 November 1916, 19th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Ascanius 11 May 1917, 20th Reinforcements departed Melbourne Nestor 21 November 1917.
Battle Honours: Suvla, Gallipoli 1915, Egypt 1915-16, Somme 1916-18, Pozieres, Bapaume 1917, Bullecourt, Ypres 1917, Menin Road, Polygon Wood, Broodeseinde, Poelcappelle, Passchendaele, Ancre 1918, Hamel, Amiens, Albert 1918, Mont St Quentin, Hindenburg Line, Beaurevoir, France and Flanders 1916-18
Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front
References
| 1. Hehir, John (Jack) |