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WEAVER, James Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 202 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 36th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Hillston, Carrathool, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 13 August 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Longuenesse (St. Omer) Souvenir Cemetery Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemetery, Longuenesse, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Hillston Memorial Park Gates |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 202, 36th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Beltana embarkation_ship_number: A72 public_note: '' | |
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| 13 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 202, 36th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Beltana, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 24 and the son of Thomas George and Eliza Weaver, of Gum Vale, Hillston, New South Wales. His brother, Private Thomas George Weaver, Service Number 201, aged 31 also fell. He also served with the 36th Bn.
Australian Infantry, A.I.F. and with consecutive Service Numbers, it appears they enlisted together.
Headstone Inscription: NO LOVED ONES STOOD AROUND HIM TO BID A FOND FAREWELL