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Harold (Horrie) and Rena had two children Elizabeth and John.<\/p>\n
After the war Horrie and Rena lived and worked in Dandenong and Berwick. Horrie was involved in Legacy and Secretary of the 52nd<\/sup> Battalion Reunion Group for over 50 years.<\/p>\n Horrie died on 14 June 2019 and was cremated at Bunurong Memorial Park, Dandenong South.<\/p>\n [vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/2″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][heading]HEATHCOTE Harold Sydney (Sidney)[\/heading][vc_column_text] Service number VX105856 Australian Army Harold (Horrie) and Rena had two children Elizabeth and John. After the war Horrie and Rena lived and worked in Dandenong and Berwick. Horrie was involved in Legacy and Secretary of the 52nd Battalion Reunion Group for over 50 years. Horrie died on 14 June 2019 and was cremated at Bunurong Memorial Park, Dandenong South. Name HEATHCOTE Harold Sydney Service Number VX105856 Australian Army Rank Sergeant Unit 1 Australian POW Contact and Inquiry unit Conflict Second World War 1939-1945…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2175","page","type-page","status-publish"],"aioseo_notices":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2175","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2175"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2175\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2181,"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2175\/revisions\/2181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2175"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"\"](\"https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Heathcote-03.jpg\")
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\n Name<\/strong><\/td>\n HEATHCOTE Harold Sydney<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Service Number<\/strong><\/td>\n VX105856 Australian Army<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Rank<\/strong><\/td>\n Sergeant<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Unit<\/strong><\/td>\n 1 Australian POW Contact and Inquiry unit<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Conflict<\/strong><\/td>\n Second World War 1939-1945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Date of enlistment
\n<\/strong><\/td>\n25 July 1942, In the Field, Queensland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Locality on Enlistment<\/strong><\/td>\n Beaconsfield Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Served<\/strong><\/td>\n Australia, Manila and Japan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Date of discharge<\/strong><\/td>\n 29 November 1945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Medals awarded<\/strong><\/td>\n War Medal 1939-1945 and Australia Service Medal 1939-1945<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Born<\/strong><\/td>\n 17 July 1922 Cheltenham Victoria<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Parents<\/strong><\/td>\n Heathcote Frederick and Annie Elizabeth Healey<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Married<\/strong><\/td>\n Rena Florence Emma Dawson on the 30 June 1945 at Christ Church, Berwick<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Occupation<\/strong><\/td>\n State Bank of Victoria employee \/ manager<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/4″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”766″ animation=”Fade In” hover_animation=”none” alignment=”center” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” image_loading=”default” max_width=”100%” max_width_mobile=”default” img_link=”https:\/\/beaconsfield.org.au\/digitalmemorial\/Poppies”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"