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WAKELING, Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4876 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 November 1916, Enlisted at Rutherford,NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Scone, New South Wales, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Moonan Flat, Upper Hunter Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Horse Trainer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 17 June 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette Plot 111, Row H, Grave 10, Beacon Cemetery, Sailly-Laurette, Bray-sur-Somme, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Scone Barwick House War Memorial Arch |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4876, 30th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rutherford,NSW | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 4876, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 4876, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Robert Albert Wakeling of Page's Creek, Moonan Flat, Scone, NSW; brother of George Frederick Wakeling who returned to Australia on 8 January 1919 having served with the 30th Battalion
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Had previously served with in Australia in1915 when under age and under the name of Herbert Charles Wakeling and enlisted at Newcastle, NSW