About Billy Hedderman
Billy Hedderman was a military personnel.
Billy Hedderman is an ex Army officer who has served in the Irish Defence Forces and in the Australian Defence Force. He is a recovered quadriplegic, author and speaker.
Hedderman served for 13 years in the Irish Army, including 3 years as a platoon commander within the elite Army Ranger Wing special operations force, having passed ARW Selection as a young officer. His overseas deployments with the Irish Army included Chad and Bosnia. He moved to an Australian Army infantry unit as a captain in a "lateral transfer" process in 2014.
On New Year's Eve 2014 Hedderman suffered a surfing accident in which he broke his neck, back and suffered immediate spinal cord damage, which paralysed him from the neck down. He documented his road to recovering from paralysis in the book Unbowed: A Soldier's Journey Back from Paralysis.
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Who was Billy Hedderman?
Irish army officer
When was Billy Hedderman born?
Billy Hedderman was born in County Cork.
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Billy Hedderman was a military personnel.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Billy Hedderman. https://biography.guide/billy-hedderman/
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