Heins Way
Named After
Alfred Ronald HEINS
Military Service
Military Number: 413765
Service Branch: RAAF
Memorial Location
St. Stephens Graveyard
Family Connections
Alfred Heins was one of the two Navigators in this aircraft on the night it crashed. He was born on 7th December 1916 in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of Walter Alfred and Amy Elizabeth Heins of Sydney, Australia. Alfred enlisted into the General Duties Branch of the Royal Australian Air Force on 13th September 1941. After initial flying training in Australia as a Pilot, Alfred was transferred to Canada in June 1942 for training as a Navigator. He completed this training and was a granted a Commission in the RAAF on 9th September 1942. He joined 27 OUT in January 1943. Alfred was not married and he had worked as a School Teacher before the war. Alfred’s next of kin was his sister, Mrs Dulcie Coralee Goss of Epping, New South Wales. Alfred was seriously injured in the crash on the night of 14th March 1943, in Training Accident 1, with a fractured skull and internal injuries. Aged 26, he died two days later on 16th March 1943 in Burntwood Emergency Hospital. He is buried in St. Stephens Churchyard. (Row 7, Grave 2) (Plot 246)
Military Service Details
Alfred Heins was one of the two Navigators in this aircraft on the night it crashed. He was born on 7th December 1916 in Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia. He was the son of Walter Alfred and Amy Elizabeth Heins of Sydney, Australia. Alfred enlisted into the General Duties Branch of the Royal Australian Air Force on 13th September 1941. After initial flying training in Australia as a Pilot, Alfred was transferred to Canada in June 1942 for training as a Navigator. He completed this training and was a granted a Commission in the RAAF on 9th September 1942. He joined 27 OUT in January 1943. Alfred was not married and he had worked as a School Teacher before the war. Alfred’s next of kin was his sister, Mrs Dulcie Coralee Goss of Epping, New South Wales. Alfred was seriously injured in the crash on the night of 14th March 1943, in Training Accident 1, with a fractured skull and internal injuries. Aged 26, he died two days later on 16th March 1943 in Burntwood Emergency Hospital. He is buried in St. Stephens Churchyard. (Row 7, Grave 2) (Plot 246)