WEAVER, William Alfred
Service Number: | 1191 |
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Enlisted: | 12 September 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Rosewater, South Australia, Autstralia, 25 March 1890 |
Home Town: | Rosewater (Greytown), Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
Schooling: | Port Adelaide Public School |
Occupation: | Labourer |
Died: | Died of wounds (received at Gallipoli), Alexandria, Egypt, 23 May 1915, aged 25 years |
Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Grave #155 INSCRIPTION A NOBLE HERO TRUE AND BRAVE PEACEFULLY SLEEPS IN A SOLDIER'S GRAVE, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Port Adelaide St Paul's Church Memorial Alcove, Rosewater War Memorial, Rosewater Womens Memorial Roll of Honour WW1, Saddleworth St. Aidans Church Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
12 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1191, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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27 Dec 1914: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 1191, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Themistocles embarkation_ship_number: A32 public_note: '' |
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27 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1191, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Themistocles, Melbourne | |
25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1191, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli |
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Parents: George Weaver and Clara Weaver, Lamber Street, Rosewater, South Australia, the parents of;
1191 William Alfred Weaver of the 10th Battalion, Died of Wounds on 23 May 1915
771 Frederick Henry Weaver (/explore/people/86975) (/explore/people/86975) of the 9th Light Horse Regiment, Killed in Action 28 August 1915
1842 Charles John Weaver (/explore/people/221261) (/explore/people/221261) of the 16th Battalion, Died of illness on 16 May 1917 in France whilst a POW
2176 Alfred Charles Weaver (/explore/people/143281) (/explore/people/143281) of the 4th Battalion Imperial Camel Corps, Died of wounds 31 March 1918
3647 George Victor Weaver (/explore/people/295000) (/explore/people/295000) of the 40th Battalion, returned to Australia 25 January 1919
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