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Apr 14, 1877
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Born in Blackheath, Kent, England to George
Henry and Elizabeth Hart Heffernan
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Mar 4, 1916
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Attested into the 168th Battalion CEF
in Ingersoll, Ontario
Ø Number 675733
Ø Next of kin given as Mrs. Elizabeth Hart Heffernan, mother, 2 lakes
Road, Keston, Kent, England
Ø Previous occupation given as Farmer
Ø No previous military experience given
Ø Religion given as Church of England
The battalion initially trained in Camp Francis,
near London, Ontario before moving to Camp Borden to continue training
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Oct 30, 1916
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Embarked the SS Lapland in Halifax, Nova Scotia
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Nov 11, 1916
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Disembarked in Liverpool, England and the
battalion proceeded to the West Sandling Camp, near Hythe, to continue training
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Dec 5, 1916
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Transferred to the 39th Reserve
Battalion in West Sandling
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Jan 4, 1917
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Transferred to the newly formed 6th
Reserve Battalion at West Sandling to continue training.
Shortly after the formation of the 6th Reserve Battalion it moved to
Seaford
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Apr 17, 1917
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion
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Apr 18, 1917
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Arrived at the CBD (Canadian Base Depot) in the
Rouelles Camp, Havre, France as part of a draft of 107 reinforcements from England and TOS
(Taken On Strength) the 21st Battalion
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Apr 21, 1917
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After leaving the CBD Private Heffernan joined
the 21st Battalion in the support trenches near Vimy Ridge
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Aug 15, 1917
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During the capture of Hill 70, near Lens,
France, Private Heffernan received a bullet wound to his arm and was evacuated to the No.
6 CFA (Canadian Field Ambulance) for first aid and was then transferred to the nearby
casualty clearing station for treatment.
From here he was transferred to the No. 56
General Hospital
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Aug 20, 1917
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Invalided to England aboard the Hospital Ship
Stad Antwerpen
On arrival in England he was admitted to the 3rd
Western General Hospital in Cardiff
Posted to the EORD (Eastern Ontario Regimental
Depot) for pay purposes while in hospital
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Sep 18, 1917
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Transferred to the Canadian Convalescent
Hospital in Bearwood Park, Wokingham
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Oct 6, 1917
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Attached to the 3rd
CCD (Canadian Convalescent Depot) in Seaford for Physical Training to aid his recovery
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Dec 13, 1917
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Discharged from the convalescent depot and
posted to the 6th Reserve Battalion in Seaford
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Apr 11, 1918
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Transferred to the 21st Battalion and
arrived at the No. 2 CIBD (Canadian Infantry Base Depot) in Etaples, France and TOS the 21st
Battalion
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Apr 16, 1918
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After leaving the CIBD he joined the CC Rein C
(Canadian Corps Reinforcement Camp) in Calonne Ricouart with 8 other reinforcements
destined to join the 21st Battalion
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May 7, 1918
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After leaving the CC Rein C along with 9 other
reinforcements, he joined the 21st Battalion in the front lines south of Arras,
France
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Aug 27, 1918
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During an attack on the German lines near the
Sensee River south east of Vis-en-Artois, France, Private Heffernan went missing. This was a fast moving battle and when the
battalion had moved on, and the recovery teams were retrieving the wounded and those
killed, Private Heffernan’s body could not be located.
As such, he is commemorated on the Canadian National Vimy Memorial, Vimy Ridge,
France.
Following the war the British War Medal and
Victory Medals were sent to his sister, Miss M.B. Heffernan, the Cowdray Club, 20
Cavendish Sq., London, England
The Plaque (Dead Man’s Penny), Scroll and
Memorial Cross were sent to his mother, Mrs. E.H. Heffernan, 3 Leonard Pl., Keston, Kent,
England
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