LEST WE FORGET
Corporal Herbert Robert HENESS
Service No: 62218
Born: Woollahra NSW, 9 June 1909
Enlisted in the RAAF: 16 February 1942
Discharged from the RAAF: 7 July 1945
Unit: at Discharge: No. 8 Central Recovery Depot
Died: 23 December 1947, Aged 38 Years
Buried: Waverley General Cemetery NSW
CWGC Additional Information: Son of Alfred and Helen Heness; husband of Phyllis Cecilia Heness, of Mortdale
Having died outside the specified period (3 September 1939 to 30 June 1947), Corporal Heness does not meet an eligibility criterion for inclusion on the Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour for World War II. The Commonwealth War Graves Commission recognises his death as being the result of his Service.
References:
Commonwealth War Graves Commission On-Line Records
Department of Veterans’ Affairs On-Line WWII Nominal Roll
National Archives of Australia On-Line Record A9301, 6218