Charles WELDON

WELDON, Charles

Service Number: 693
Enlisted: 22 March 1916, Franklin, Tasmania
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 40th Infantry Battalion
Born: Huon, Tasmania, Australia, 20 May 1893
Home Town: Franklin, Huon Valley, Tasmania
Schooling: Franklin State School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 7 June 1917, aged 24 years
Cemetery: Messines Ridge British Cemetery
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Loyal Franklin Lodge No 4611 Pictorial HR
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World War 1 Service

22 Mar 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 693, 40th Infantry Battalion, Franklin, Tasmania
1 Jul 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 693, 40th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: ''
1 Jul 1916: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 693, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Hobart
7 Jun 1917: Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 693, 40th Infantry Battalion, Battle of Messines, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 693 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-07

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of Thomas and Melinda Weldon, of Franklin, Tasmania.