John James WEAVER

WEAVER, John James

Service Number: 1732
Enlisted: 29 July 1915
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 1st Light Horse Regiment
Born: Booligal, New South Wales, Australia , 2 March 1891
Home Town: Hillston, Carrathool, New South Wales
Schooling: Hillston Public School
Occupation: Labourer
Died: New South Wales, 28 September 1982, aged 91 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Hillston Memorial Park Gates
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World War 1 Service

29 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1732, 1st Light Horse Regiment
23 Oct 1915: Involvement Private, 1732, 1st Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Hawkes Bay embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
23 Oct 1915: Embarked Private, 1732, 1st Light Horse Regiment, SS Hawkes Bay, Sydney
13 Jun 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1732, 1st Light Horse Regiment

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

John James Weaver was one of three sons of Thomas George and Eliza Weaver, of Gum Vale, Hillston, New South Wales, who enlisted in the AIF. He was the only one to return having served with the 1st Light Horse for over three years.

The family was beset by tragedy during WW1, their youngest boy, aged 15, drowning in a tank on their property on New Years Day 1915. They then lost two sons died of wounds during 1917.

John’s older brother, 201 Pte. Thomas George Weaver 36th Battalion AIF died of wounds on 17 March 1917, aged 31. He had enlisted with 202 Pte. James Edward Weaver, also of the 36th Battalion AIF who died of wounds five months after Thomas on 13 August 1917, aged 24.

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