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WESTON, Aleck
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 427 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 September 1916, Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Machine Gun Company |
| Born: | Richmond, Victoria, Australia, 11 August 1898 |
| Home Town: | Burnley, Yarra, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Wesley School, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Clerk |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 4 October 1917, aged 19 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Axedale State School No 1008 Honour Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 11 Sep 1916: | Enlisted Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 25 Oct 1916: |
Involvement
Private, 427, 10th Machine Gun Company, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' |
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| 25 Oct 1916: | Embarked Private, 427, 10th Machine Gun Company, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 4 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 427, 21st Machine Gun Company , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 427 awm_unit: 21st Australian Machine Gun Company awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-04 |
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