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WEAVER, Horace Martin
Personal Details
Service Number: | 338 |
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Enlisted: | 6 June 1915, 1st Reinforcements |
Last Rank: | Gunner |
Last Unit: | 36th Heavy Artillery Group |
Born: | Brunswick, Victoria, Australia, 18 January 1897 |
Home Town: | Brunswick, Moreland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Brunswick South State School No.2743 |
Occupation: | Horse driver, permanent army |
Died: | Northcote, Victoria, Australia, 7 August 1968, aged 71 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Coburg Pine Ridge Cemetery, Victoria, Australia Church of England H, Grave 719. |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
6 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 338, Siege Artillery Brigade, 1st Reinforcements | |
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17 Jul 1915: | Involvement Gunner, 338, Siege Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
17 Jul 1915: | Embarked Gunner, 338, Siege Artillery Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Melbourne | |
4 May 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 338, 1st Reinforcements to Nos 1 and 2 Siege Batteries regrouped as 54th and 55th Batteries, under British Command | |
20 Sep 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Gunner, 338, 54th Siege Battery under British Command. Gun shot wound, right arm. | |
1 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 338, Reverted to Nos 1 and 2 Siege Batteries as Australian Corps Heavy Artillery took over command. Horace was with No 1 Siege Battery | |
2 Mar 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 338, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Embarked Plymouth per S.S. Derbyshire. Disembarked Point Nepean Quarantine Station, Victoria, 17 April, 1919 | |
14 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Gunner, 338, 36th Heavy Artillery Group, Awarded British War and Victory Medals |
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