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WEATHERSPOON, Herbert Leonard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7119 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 October 1916, Adelaide, SA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Two Wells, SA, 22 May 1888 |
| Home Town: | Two Wells, Mallala, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Butcher |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 24 April 1918, aged 29 years |
| Cemetery: |
Meteren Military Cemetery V B 588 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mallala Two Wells Pictorial Honour Roll 2, Two Wells WW1 Memorial, Two Wells WW1 War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7119, 10th Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, SA | |
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| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 7119, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Berrima embarkation_ship_number: A35 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 7119, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Berrima, Adelaide |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles WEATHERSPOON and Sarah nee GLADMAN of Two Wells, SA
The late Pte. Herbert Leonard Weatherspoon was born at Two Wells in 1889. He enlisted in October, 1916, and left the State in December of that year, a member of the 23rd Reinforcements of the 10th Battalion. He was killed in action in France on April 24, 1918. One brother, Pte. Jack Weatherspoon, had already made the supreme sacrifice, and the third, Pte. Sydney Weatherspoon, is now on active service with the A.I.F.
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