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261072 Pte. Alphonsus Thomas Hegarty Australian Army 2/2nd Field Ambulance Medical Corps from:Australia (d.4th Nov 1941) Alphonsus Hegarty was born near the tiny village of Frosses in County Donegal, Ireland in 1911. In 1927, at the age of just 16, he emigrated to Australia to join some siblings. He joined the Australian Army Medical Corps in WW2 and was taken prisoner by German forces during the Battle of Crete. He died a POW (No. D12629) in Stalag IIID on 4th of November 1941 having not long turned 30 years of age. It is not known if he died as a result of wounds sustained at the Battle of Crete or whether as a result of his treatment during incarceration. He was buried in Doeberitz-Dallgau Cemetery but this was later destroyed. A memorial headstone is now to be found at the Charlottenburg-Wilmersdorf Cemetery, Berlin. RIP. Dun naGhall Abu. Erin go Bragh! Please type your message:      We recommend you copy the text about this item and keep a copy on your own computer before pressing submit. Your Name:             Email Address:       @ **Please type the first part our your email in the first box (eg. john.smith) the @ sign is added automaticallly, please type the second part in the second box (eg. gmail.com). Do not enter your full email in each box or add an @ sign or random spaces.**