Walter WEEDING

Regimental number6365
Place of birthBrighton, Tasmania
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressCollins Vale, Tasmania
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation19
Height5'7.25"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinSister, Mrs Gwen Devine, Collins Vale, Tasmania
Previous military serviceNo not Registered Evaded Service
Enlistment date18 July 1916
Place of enlistmentClaremont, Tasmania
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name12th Battalion, 20th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/29/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A59 Botanist on 24 August 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll12th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 22 April 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: William and Elizabeth WEEDING
Discharge date12 December 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Karoola', 27 April 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 26 May 1918, for onward travel to Hobart; discharged (wounded), Hobart, 12 December 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death1 October 1932
Age at death36
Place of burialCornelian Bay Cemetery, Hobart, Tasmania
SourcesNAA: B2455, WEEDING Walter