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WIECK, George Frederick Gardells

Service Number:	8
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	15th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 18 August 1881
Home Town:	St Peters (SA), Norwood Payneham St Peters, South Australia
Schooling:	Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia
Occupation:	Soldier
Died:	Natural causes, Perth, Western Australia, 28 August 1973, aged 92 years
Cemetery:	Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Privately Cremated Plot: Crematorium Rose Gardens-Wall V-0017
Memorials:	Adelaide Grand Masonic Lodge WW1 Honour Board (2)

Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899:	Involvement Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bombardier, 8, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry
1 Nov 1899:	Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bombardier, 8, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 448 notes 1st QMI embarked 1 Nov 1899 aboard Cornwall arriving Cape Town 13 Dec 1899.
31 Mar 1900:	Imprisoned Battle of Sanna's Post , AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray, p. 456 notes Prisoner of war, Sanna's Post 31/03/1900. Relieved 04/06/1900.
23 Jan 1901:	Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Bombardier, 8, 1st Queensland Mounted Infantry, National Archives Australia Boer War Dossier notes invalided due to Enteric Fever returning to Australia aboard Orient arriving Brisbane 16 Jan 1901, discharged 23 Jan 1901.

World War 1 Service

11 Feb 1915:	Involvement Captain, 9th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Karroo embarkation_ship_number: A10 public_note: ''
11 Feb 1915:	Embarked Captain, 9th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Karroo, Melbourne
11 Feb 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, 9th Light Horse Regiment, Embarked at Melbourne 11 Feb 1915 aboard HMAT Karroo.
31 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 15th Infantry Battalion

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