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WELLS, David John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2147 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 33rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Bingara, New England, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Illness (Pneumonia), France, 3 December 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension, Nord Bailleul Communal Cemetery Extension (Nord), Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 2147, 33rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
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| 24 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 2147, 33rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Sydney |
Personal Stories
David John Wells
David was only a very young man when he enlisted and was sent overseas. On the voyage he was reported sick and taken to hospital in England. He was later discharged and sent to his battalion in Belgium, he arrived and was only a few days before he was re admitted to the hospital and subsequently passed away of pneumonia. He was the son of David Wells and Betsy Hannah and his three brothers also served in Belgium and France. Reuben did not return but Herbert Charles and Alfred George Wells returned to marry and have children. The family lost two of their four sons. Herbert served in Gallipoli and passed from the affects of war in 1941.
Submitted 21 July 2017 by Janice Battle
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