William Henry WESTON MC

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Service Numbers:	Not yet discovered
Enlisted:	29 May 1915
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	Australian Army Medical Corps WW1
Born:	New York, New York, United States of America, 6 February 1872
Home Town:	Point Piper, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dental Surgeon
Died:	Natural causes, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 26 February 1933, aged 61 years
Cemetery:	South Head General Cemetery, Vaucluse, New South Wales S-N-GE-265
Memorials:

29 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1
14 Jul 1915:	Involvement Captain, 2nd Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
14 Jul 1915:	Embarked Captain, 2nd Australian General Hospital, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
11 Oct 1915:	Involvement Captain, 2nd Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: ''
11 Oct 1915:	Embarked Captain, 2nd Australian General Hospital, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne
13 Mar 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 52nd Infantry Battalion
14 Nov 1916:	Honoured Military Cross, Mouquet Farm, For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty at Mouquet Farm from 2nd to 5th September 1916 as RMO of the 52nd Battalion. He established aid posts in the open, and tended the wounded under very heavy fire. He displayed great courage and determination throughout.
3 Oct 1917:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1
Date unknown:	Embarked Captain, 2nd Australian General Hospital
Date unknown:	Involvement Captain, 2nd Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: '' embarkation_ship: '' embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''

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