WELLING, Ernest Frank
| Other Name: | Studdon, Ernest Frank - Birth Records |
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| Service Number: | 1311 |
| Enlisted: | 30 August 1915, Holsworthy, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 30th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Miller's Point, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1883 |
| Home Town: | Leichhardt, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Warehouse Duties |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Fromelles (Pheasant Wood) Military Cemetery Plot II. Row B. Grave 2. Inscription: A LIFE OF LOVE AND SORROW NOW AT REST MAY GOD KEEP HIS SOUL IN PEACE |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Killara North Sydney Technical High School WW1 Honour Board, Glebe Roll of Honor, Glebe War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1311, Depot Battalion , Holsworthy, New South Wales | |
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| 9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1311, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney | |
| 9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1311, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Dec 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1311, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Suez, Egypt | |
| 16 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1311, 30th Infantry Battalion, Embarked Alexandria for B.E.F per H.M.T. "Hororata" | |
| 23 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1311, 30th Infantry Battalion, Disembarked Marseilles, France | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1311, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1311, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), Killed In Action |
RELATIONSHIP
Frank Ernest Welling is my first cousin 3 times.
Until recently my siblings, cousins et al knew almost nothing about our relative Frank and his war service.
A meeting with a local researcher for Fromelles association contact me for the reasoning of providing a DNA sample for unknown soldier indent.
Frank was in fact married prior to enlisting to Florence Jane Bryant on 16 August 1911 and they had a child Ernest William August 1912.
Tragedy struck and both child & wife died respectively in 1 July 1913 and 26th November 1914.
We believe that this may have been a reason behind Frank enlisting in the AIF
Last year the great news came through that Frank had been identified via way of DNA, and was given a service with new headstone
RIP Frank
Submitted 8 May 2025 by Steve Gray
Biography contributed by VWM Australia
Private Ernest Frank Welling (Studdon) has been found and identified along with 6 others in 2024. His remains were discovered in 2007 but only recently with the use of DNA and forensic evidence has he been positively identified.
Private Welling will have his headstone rededicated on the anniversary of the Battle of Fromelles on 19 July 2024.
Lest We Forget
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