WEEDON, Thomas Christopher John
| Service Number: | 1236 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 October 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | New Inksey, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Fairfield, Fairfield, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 30 August 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Serre Road Cemetery No.2 Beaumont Hamel, France V F 15, Serre Road Cemetery No 2, Beaumont Hamel, Picardie, France, Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
A FIGHTING FAMILY.
Mr. and Mrs. T. Weedon, of Fairfield, have sent four boys to the front. The eldest, Corporal T. C. J. Weedon, enlisted in October, 1914, , was at the landing at Gallipoli and was the first to get wounded in tho 13th Battalion. He recovered from that, and later on was wounded a second time. He again recovered, and took part in the evacuation. He was sent to France and was killed in action at Mouquet Farm, August 20, 1916. The secoud son, Harold, sailed from Sydney November 17, 1915, with the 30th Battalion for Egypt. From there he was sent to France and was wounded at Pozieres, July 19, 1916, and is still on light duties in England. 'William and Arthur were only in camp a fortnight before they sailed with the 14th, Reinforcements, 30th Battalion for England, on May 10, 1917, and, according to a cable received from them, they landed July 21, and are still on Salisbury Plains.
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