Brigadier General James 'Cast Iron Jimmy' Heane

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Ranks Held Brigadier General, Captain, Colonel, Lieutenant Colonel, Major, Temporary Brigadier General
Birth Date 29/12/1874
Birth Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney
Death Date 20/08/1954
Death Place Australia: New South Wales, Sydney, Collaroy
Final Rank Brigadier General
Service Australian Imperial Force
Units
  • 1st Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 2nd Australian Infantry Brigade
  • 4th Australian Infantry Battalion
  • 9th Australian Light Horse Regiment
  • Staff
Places
Conflict/Operation First World War, 1914-1918

Collection items

    Media


    Sketches of senior Officers of the Australian Volunteer Defence Corps, drawn by C. F. Beauvais. ...

    Studio portrait of Brigadier General J Heane CB CMG DSO.

    First World War returned soldiers marching through the streets of Sydney during an Anzac Day ...

    Group portrait of the officers of the 2nd Brigade Staff at Locre. Identified in the back row from ...

    Informal portrait of General J Heane standing on the steps at his Headquarters.

    An outdoors group portrait of the General Officer Commanding, Brigadier-General (Brig Gen) J ...

    Document


    Transcript of diary of Ben William Champion, 1915-1918

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Timeline

Date of birth 29/12/1874
Date of birth 29/12/1874 Sydney, NSW
Date of embarkation 20/10/1914
Date of recommendation honour or award 31/07/1916
Date promoted 01/02/1916 Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel.
Date of recommendation honour or award 06/10/1916
Date of recommendation honour or award 26/09/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 07/03/1917
Date of recommendation honour or award 28/09/1918
Date of recommendation honour or award 08/03/1918
Date returned to Australia 06/09/1919
Date of recommendation honour or award 06/01/1919
Date of death 20/08/1954 Collaroy, NSW
Date of death 20/08/1954

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