Regimental number | 2931 |
Place of birth | Bathurst, New South Wales |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Blacksmith |
Address | 162 Rose Street, Darlington, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 42 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs S J Weaver, 162 Rose Street, Darlington, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served in the Australian Rifles; left 'on own account'. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Liverpool, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A8 Argyllshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas and Jane WEAVER |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 2484 Pte Leslie Bede WEAVER, 19th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 April 1916; 4478 Pte Harold Edward WEAVER, 3rd Australian General Hospital, returned to Australia, 2 September 1916; 2485 Pte Reginald Walter WEAVER, 5th Machine Gun Bn, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt Admitted to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 2 December 1915 (gastritis); transferred to Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 11 December 1915; to No 2 Australian General Hospital, Ghezierh, 27 December 1915 (tonsilitis); to 3rd Auxiliary Hospital, Heliopolis, 1 January 1916; discharged to duty, 12 January 1916; taken on strength, 3rd Bn, Tel el Kebir, 9 February 1916. Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance, Tel el Kebir, 9 February 1916 (rheumatism); transferred to No 2 Stationary Hospital, 12 February 1916; to Hospital Train, 14 February 1916, and admitted same day to 1st Australian General Hosptial (pyrexia). Found guilty, 12 February 1916, of remaining absent over leave from 2130, 30 January, to 1200,31 January 1916: forfeited 2 days' pay. Admitted to 1st Australian General Hospital, Cairo, 14 February 1916 (cardiac); transferred to 1st Auxiliary Hospital, 9 March 1916. Commenced return to Australia from Suez on board HT 'Runic', 11 April 1916, recommended for discharge (cardia and colorosis); disembarked Melbourne, 14 May 1916, for onward travel to Sydney; discharged, Sydney, 2 September 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 73 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, New South Wales |