WEATHERILL, George
| Service Number: | 597 |
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| Enlisted: | 12 October 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps |
| Born: | York, England, 1888 |
| Home Town: | Bayswater, Bayswater, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wheelwright |
| Died: | Heart Failure, At home, Western Junction, Tasmania, 16 November 1946 |
| Cemetery: |
Carr Villa Memorial Park, Tasmania Cremations Memorials, Colonnade Wall B 204 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 12 Oct 1915: | Enlisted Private, 597, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement 597, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Involvement Private, 597, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 597, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked 597, No. 2 Squadron, Australian Flying Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Mr G. Weatherill
The death occurred suddenly at his residence, Western Junction, on Saturday of Mr George Weatherill, engineer for Australian National Airways. Mr Weatherill, who was aged 58, had suffered from heart trouble for a considerable time. A native of England, he came to Australia in 1912 and settled in West Australia. He was on the staff of West Australian Airways for 10 years. He served with No. 3 Squadron, AFC, in France during the First World War and was mentioned in despatches.
Mr Weatherill came to Western Junction in 1934 when Holyman's began an air service to the Mainland. He transferred to ANA. He is survived by a wife and "a son (Mr Jack Weatherill). Cremation will take place privately today.
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