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WETHERS, John Joseph

Service Number:	5770
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Lance Corporal
Last Unit:	43rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 29 September 1918, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Prospect Roll of Honour A-G WWI Board, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

World War 1 Service

27 Jun 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5770, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
27 Jun 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5770, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Melbourne
29 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 5770, 43rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 5770 awm_unit: 43rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1918-09-29
Date unknown:	Involvement 5770

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Biography

His nephew Lawrence Carthage Weathers VC was killed by the same shell