KILLED
WHILE TRYING TO BRING IN
A WOUNDED COMRADE
UNDER FIRE

PRIVATE HERBERT FRANCIS HEELY

HONOURABLE ARTILLERY COMPANY

6TH DECEMBER 1916 AGE 32

BURIED: ANCRE BRITISH CEMETERY, BEAUMONT-HAMEL, FRANCE


The 2nd Battalion of the Honourable Artillery Company's war diary casts no light on this incident. It merely comments that, having gone into the front line on 5 December, on the 6th the, "enemy shelled front line severely. Inter company relief very difficult to effect. Pts. Levy PS. - Ebsworth HE. - Heely HF. killed. 6 wounded."