John WELDON

WELDON, John

Service Number: 7089
Enlisted: 27 October 1916, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 3rd Infantry Battalion
Born: Dublin, Ireland, 1881
Home Town: Forbes, Forbes, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, France, 18 September 1917
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
No known grave, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)
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World War 1 Service

27 Oct 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7089, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW
9 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 7089, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: Dublin Street is spelt incorrectly as Duplin on the Embarkation roll
9 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 7089, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Next of kin was his brother Patrick Weldon of 6Duplin Street, Dundalk, Ireland

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal