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WECKER, John August
Personal Details
Service Number: | 503 |
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Enlisted: | 27 October 1914, Brisbane, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance |
Born: | Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 18 June 1883 |
Home Town: | Yuleba (Yeulba), Maranoa, Queensland |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Insurance clerk |
Died: | Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 28 July 1973, aged 90 years |
Cemetery: |
Hemmant Cemetery and Crematorium, Brisbane, Queensland LAWN-4-1287 |
Memorials: | Toowoomba Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
27 Oct 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 503, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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16 Dec 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 503, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
16 Dec 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 503, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, HMAT Borda, Brisbane | |
15 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 503, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
22 Jul 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Sergeant | |
3 Dec 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 503, 2nd Light Horse Brigade Field Ambulance |
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Son of Emma Emilia (nee Keller) Wecker and Michael Wecker