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WHEELER, Angus Albert
Personal Details
Service Numbers: | 3250, 3250A |
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Enlisted: | 25 October 1916, Enlisted at Charleville, QLD |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 49th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Eulo, Paroo - Queensland, Australia, 1890 |
Home Town: | Eulo, Paroo, Queensland |
Schooling: | State School, Queensland |
Occupation: | Grazier |
Died: | Killed in Action, Vendhuille, France, 15 September 1918 |
Cemetery: |
Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension Plot V1, Row A, Grave 16. Headstone inscription reads: He rose responsive to the call he gave the best his life, his all, Jeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension, Jeancourt, Picardie, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Paroo Shire Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
25 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3250, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Charleville, QLD | |
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23 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 3250, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
23 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 3250, 49th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney | |
15 Sep 1918: | Involvement Private, 3250A, 49th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3250A awm_unit: 49th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-09-15 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Mary Jane Wheeler; brother of George Henry Wheeler of Hungry Point via Eulo, QLD
Suffered from Bronchitis throughout his service
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal