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REDFORD, Wesley Ernest
Personal Details
Service Number: | 510 |
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Enlisted: | 8 March 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Watford, Hertfordshire, England, 4 June 1895 |
Home Town: | Temora, Temora Municipality, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Government School, England |
Occupation: | Sleeper Cutter |
Died: | Killed in Action, near Albert, France, 1 June 1918, aged 22 years |
Cemetery: |
Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension Plot 1, Row D, Grave 7 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of our only boy's noble sacrifice aged 23, Franvillers Communal Cemetery Extension, Franvillers, Picardie, France, Wimereux Communal Cemetery, Wimereux, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mount Helena Lion Mill Honour Roll, Mundaring War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 510, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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29 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 510, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
29 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 510, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle | |
29 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 510, 28th Infantry Battalion, Shell wound to the right hand(severe) and evacuated to England on 31 July 1916 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 14 years
Son of Ernest and Frances Louise Redford of 'Wesleyholme', Lion Mill, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal