WEYLAND, Bernhard
| Service Number: | 4384 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 32nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Lobethal WW1 Roll of Honor, Lobethal War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 4384, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: '' | |
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| 7 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 4384, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide |
Julius Adolph Bernhardt Weyland( Bernhardt)
Name: Julius Adolph Bernhardt Weyland
Service Number: 4384
Place of Birth: Lobethal
Date of Birth: 12 October 1891
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 30 September 1916
Age at Enlistment: 24 years 4 months
Next of Kin: Mother, Wilhelmina Weyland
Occupation: Labourer
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private
Julius left Adelaide on the Afric on 7 November 1916, reaching Plymouth, England on 9 January 1917 and proceeded to France with the 32nd Battalion on 5 April. He received a gunshot wound to the right knee during action on 30 September and after treatment was able to rejoin his unit on 10 November. Julius was injured in a train accident at Boulogne on 16 December. He was gassed in action on 24 April 1918 which produced long-term suffocation attacks. Julius was wounded in action on a 3rd occasion when shot in the toe and ankle of his right foot on 28 June. A month was spent in Norfolk Hospital, England. It was then decided to have Julius invalided to Australia on the Port Melbourne on 5 July 1919. He disembarked on 18 August and was discharged as medically unfit on 25 September.
Submitted 24 October 2023 by christopher collins