WEIDENHOFER, George Harold
| Service Numbers: | 1920, 1920A |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 23 May 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Lance Sergeant |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Echuca, Victoria, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Oakbank, Adelaide Hills, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Oakbank Public School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 6 May 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mannum District Roll of Honor, Oakbank Memorial Garden, Oakbank Old Scholars Roll of Honor, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France), Woodside District of Onkaparinga Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 23 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1920, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia | |
|---|---|---|
| 12 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1920, 43rd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Aug 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1920, 43rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Adelaide | |
| 6 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant, 1920A, 35th Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1920A awm_unit: 35th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-05-06 |
George Harold Weidenhofer
Name: George Harold Weidenhofer
Service Number: 1920
Place of Birth: Nildottie
Date of Birth: 20 May 1895
Place of Enlistment: Mitcham
Date of Enlistment: 23 May 1916
Age at Enlistment: 21 years
Next of Kin: Father, Henry Weidenhofer
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Methodist
Rank: Private
George was commonly referred to as Harold. He left Australia on the Ballarat on 12 August 1916, reaching Plymouth in England on 30 September with the 2/43 Infantry Battalion. On 11 November he was transferred to the 35th and 10 days later sailed from Southampton to begin active service in France. On 13 April 1917 Harold was admitted to a Military Hospital at Canterbury, England for 3 weeks with trench fever and synovitis of the right knee. For the next 10 months that he served in the trenches in France he was treated at several hospitals for the same ailment.
Sometime during 1917 Harold sent a postcard from Belgium to his brother, Murray, whose nickname was “Mud”. He wrote “Dear Mud and Maud, ... I am quite well and happy. We are having some rotten weather lately, but it seems to be clearing up a bit now. Hoping you are all well. From your loving brother Harold.” This card is most unusual – made of muslin with 1917 embroidered on it with silk threads.
Submitted 26 October 2023 by christopher collins
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