RED CROSS MISSING AND WOUNDED BUREAU CORRESPONDENCE

Australian War Memorial Collection

1  HEYEN, H 2701 Missing 26-8-16.

Prisoner of War

Suffering with gun shot wound in head.

Died 31-8-16 in Feldlaz.4 G.R. K. Veln

Cert by German Death Liest dated 30-9-16

Londond 21-10-15

2  Personal effects forwarded

Cert. by German Nachlass List dated 20.8.17

London 17.9.17

3   Died 31/8/16 of wounds received in action at Velu, France.  Buried Wood Cemetery Velu, Grave 509

Cert. by Hdqrs for Capt.  Mills 10/4/19

Londaon 12/4/19

4  Prisoner of War Died 31/8/16

Berlin information Buro 7 cards exist (1 Lager 4 Death and 2 Nachlass)

Disc was sent in by Fold Laz 3 - Gards Res. K on 13/9/16 Died 1/9/16

Nachlass card says: Report by Kreighs Laz. 1 Caudry.

Left property: Paybook and several letters and papers.  Akt. Z 2436.1.17

848.9.16  5553.9.16.Z.N

Extract from Capt Mills "E" List received 1/9/19.

London 19/9/19

5   Prisoner of War

Translation of German Death Certifricate received from Capt Hills and passed on to AIF Hdqrs 4/10/10

Reichswehr-Befchlsstelle, Prussia.   Berlin 22nd September 1919, Dorotheanstr 48

It is hereby certificated that there is here produced a grave card of the Ref.II.D according to which the Australian Prisoner of War - Heyen of     (not stated)

died at Velu, on 31st August 16, and was buried in the Wood Cemetery.

Single Grave 509, at Velu

Notified by Troops Insp

List at Ref.IID.W,11.II.S.N.  26.

Seal of Prussion War office, Central Information Bureau

(Signed)  J A

Kekule V Stradonitz.

Captain

London 8/10/19

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