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WESTON, George Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 851 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 September 1914, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wigston, Leicestershire, England, United Kingdom, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Wooloowin, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Evinton, Leicesterchire, England |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Ottoman Empire, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 9 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 44, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, Miara, Waterloo & Yandaran Roll of Honor, Waterloo Memorial Cairn Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 19 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 851, 15th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Bundaberg, QLD | |
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| 1 Oct 1914: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 15th Infantry Battalion, Promoted prior to embarking | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement 851, 17th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked 851, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 9 May 1915: | Involvement Sergeant, 851, 15th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 851 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-05-09 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 36 years
Address at the time of enlistment was C/- Waterloo Ltd. Yandaran, QLD
Son of Samuel Weston of Hill Farm, Leicestershire, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served with the 2nd West Yorkshire Regimnet and the South African Mounted Police
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