WEAVER, Frederick Steeme
| Service Number: | 4294 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Middlesbrough-on-Tees, England, 1897 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Marton Road, Middlesbrough-on-Tees, England |
| Occupation: | Mechanical Engineer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 12 November 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4294, 19th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 11 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4294, 19th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4294, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
19th Bn. Australian Infantry, A.I.F. Killed in Action-No Known Grave-Official Point of Commemoration is the VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL
He was 19 and the son of Frederick and Annie Weaver, of 44, Canvas St., Premier Diamond Mine, Vulleman Transvaal, South Africa.
Born at Middlesbrough-on-Tees, Yorks., England.
Births Jun 1897 Weaver Frederick Steene Middlesbro' 9d 554.
There is some doubt about the spelling of his middle name; his birth registration shows it as Steene; CWGC record it as Steeme and it seems like Steeme on his attestation papers and throughout his service records displayed on NAA.
He is remembered on the Middlesbrough Cenotaph, a war memorial situated in Middlesbrough, North Yorkshire, England.
Distinguished Conduct Medal
'For conspicuous gallantry during operations. He volunteered to go out with Private Sullivan to bring in a wounded man who was about 40 yards from the enemy's trenches. Finally they returned for a stretcher, went out again, and brought his in. They were sniped at the whole time.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 184
Date: 14 December 1916
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