[2] In June 1915 Heath left Australia to join the Royal Flying Corps in England.

[3][4] In 1916 Heath was injured when he crash-landed his plane after flying into a snowstorm en route from England to France.

[5] Heath was the Men's Singles champion at the inaugural Australasian Championships in 1905 defeating Albert Curtis in four sets.

[6][7][8] In 1911 he played in the Davis Cup challenge round in New Zealand against the United States and defeated William Larned in four sets.

On 26 October 1936, 9 months before his 53rd birthday, Heath was found dead in the bedroom of his sister's home in Melbourne, Australia.