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WELDEN, Rex
Service Number: | 583 |
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Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
Last Rank: | Sergeant |
Last Unit: | 7th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Prospect, South Australia , 17 December 1893 |
Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | LABOURER |
Died: | Adelaide, South Astralia, 23 April 1964, aged 70 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia Interment Location: Columbarium, Wall 16, Niche C011 |
Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 583, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
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19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 583, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne | |
11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Sergeant, 583 |
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REX landed at anzac cove 25/4/1915 in the second beach landing he was a bomb thrower . wounded in action 25/4/1915 . evacuated to hospital ship . returned to unit. embarked gallipoli for egypt 2/6/1916 . arrived in france 8/6/1916 . He met his brother leonard in france september 1916 they had not seen each other for a few years . A few weeks later leonard was killed at Ypres belgium 30/9/1916. rex served in france and belguim. He left france for australia 18/10/1918. He was discharged 31/1/1919..Rex died 23/4/1964 at the age of 70 . REX SERVED IN THE AUSTRALIAN ARMY FROM 17/8/1914 TO 31/1/1919.. WELL DONE REX WE WILL REMEMBER THEM..