WESTON, William
| Service Number: | 581 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 November 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 35th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Stockton, New South Wales, Australia, 20 July 1890 |
| Home Town: | Teralba, Lake Macquarie Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Teralba Public School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 8 August 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Heath Cemetery, Picardie, France Plot VII, Row I, Grave 3 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Teralba Public School Boys HR, Teralba War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 581, 35th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 581, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 1 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 581, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney |
Help us honour William Weston's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.
Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery
Memorialised at Sandgate Cemetery.
105 years ago today, on the 8th August 1918, Private William Weston, 35th Battalion (Reg No-581), miner from Victoria Street, Teralba, New South Wales, was Killed in Action at Vaire Wood, France, Battle of Amiens. Cause of death unknown.
No Australian Red Cross Wounded and Missing File.
Born at Stockton, New South Wales on the 20th July 1890 to Mrs. Martha Ann Dudley nee Weston (died 3.11.1895, Sydney, N.S.W., age?, nothing located on Trove regarding death, funeral, etc). Adopted son of Charles W (died 23.6.1918, Teralba, N.S.W., age 82) of Victoria Street, Teralba, N.S.W. and Hannah Weston nee Bailey (died 19.4.1905, Teralba, N.S.W., age 64) of Victoria Street, Teralba, N.S.W., William enlisted on the 27th November 1915 at Newcastle, N.S.W.
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A24 Benalla on the 1st May 1916.
Admitted to hospital 17.12.1916 (torticollis - common phenomenon when your neck muscles spasm and your neck twists to the side), 4.6.1917 (shell shock), 17.4.1918 (not stated).
William is resting at Heath Cemetery, Harbonnieres, France. Plot VII Row I Grave 3.
Place of Association – Teralba, New South Wales, Australia.
Mr. Weston’s name has been inscribed on the Teralba Soldiers' Memorial, Teralba Public School Roll of Honour, Book of Gold and The Capt. Clarence Smith Jeffries (V.C.) and Pte. William Matthew Currey (V.C.) Memorial Wall.
I have placed poppies at the memorialised gravesite of the Weston family in remembrance of William’s service and supreme sacrifice for God, King & Country. ANGLICAN 1-44. 5.
Contact with descendants would be greatly appreciated.
For more detail, see “Forever Remembered “
http://www.commemoratingwarheroes.com/cemetery-main-search/
Lest We Forget.
Click images to start slideshow.