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Charles James WEATHERBY

Regimental number4890
Place of birthYass, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressHume Street, North Yass, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5' 7"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinFather, W Weatherby, Hume Street, North Yass, New South Wales
Previous military serviceServed for 4 years in the Militia; resigned.
Enlistment date16 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name1st Battalion, 15th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/18/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A15 Star Of England on 8 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll53rd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 10 September 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date13 December 1917
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia, 10 September 1917; discharged (gun shot wound, left leg amputated), 13 December 1917.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death3 May 1959
Age at death76
Place of burialYass Cemetery, New South Wales

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