WEEDON, George Frederick
| Service Number: | 3623 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 April 1917 |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | Camel Corps |
| Born: | Perth, Western Australia, Australia, 1890 |
| Home Town: | Osborne Park, Stirling, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Claremont State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Pneumonia, Beirut, Lebanon, 1 November 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Beirut War Cemetery Grave 54 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Apr 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3623, Camel Corps | |
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| 30 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 3623, Camel Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 30 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 3623, Camel Corps, HMAT Port Lincoln, Fremantle | |
| 1 Nov 1918: | Involvement Trooper, 3623, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3623 awm_unit: 15th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1918-11-01 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
George Frederick Weedon was the son of Samuel and Emily Weedon of Claremont, Western Australia and was one of their three sons who died on active service. The Weedon brothers had lost their father during 1911.
George was married to Alice Annie and was the father of two infant children when he enlisted in April 1917. He served in the Middle East with the Light Horse and Camel Corps. He fell sick with malaria late in October 1918. His condition deteriorated in hospital and he died of pneumonia in military hospital in Beirut, Lebanon.
His younger brother 4914 Pte. Walter Weedon of the 51st Battalion was killed in action at Mouquet Farm during 1916. His older brother, 3253 Pte. Harry Weedon 51st Battalion was killed in action in Belgium during 1917, aged 32.
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