Wesley Ernest REDFORD

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Service Number:	510
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

8 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 510, 28th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Perth, WA
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

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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