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{{personnel
|Surname and forenames=Heron John Clifton
|Army number=4469227
|Rank=Private.
|Decorations=Not known.
|Date of birth=Not yet known for certain but thought to be Q1 1921 - mother's maiden surname Turnbull.
|Age=Not known.
|Unit=Enlisted in The Durham Light Infantry - exact date not yet confirmed.  Served Normandy.  Transferred to the Dorset Regiment 28/8/1944.
|Company/Battery=Not yet confirmed.
|Task or role=Not known.
|Joined Brigade=Not known.
|Promotions=Not known.
|Wounded=Not as far as is known.
|Prisoner of War=Not as far as is known.
|Died/Killed in action=Date of death not yet known.
|Home address=No family information as yet.
}}

The fairly common nature of his name has meant that genealogical research has been difficult and results require confirmation - family help with these facts would be warmly welcomed.

Private Heron's transfer to the Dorset Regiment suggests that he was a member of 11th DLI, but this has yet to be confirmed.