Angus Albert WHEELER

WHEELER, Angus Albert

Service Numbers: 3250, 3250A
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
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World War 1 Service

25 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3250, 49th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Charleville, QLD
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

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Biography 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