| Regimental number | 4669 |
| Place of birth | Coburg, Melbourne, Victoria |
| School | Boarding School, London, England |
| Religion | Baptist |
| Occupation | Clerk |
| Address | Boronia Villa, Boronia Street, Canterbury, Victoria |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 24 |
| Height | 6' 0" |
| Weight | 162 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Weller, Boronia Villa, Boronia Street, Canterbury, Victoria |
| Previous military service | Member, City of Melbourne Rifle Club; still a member at time of AIF enlistment. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 7th Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
| Fate | Died of wounds |
| Place of death or wounding | Armentieres, France |
| Age at death | 24 |
| Place of burial | Croix-du-Bac British Cemetery (Plot I, Row A, Grave 4), Steenwerck, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 169 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George Alfred and Emily WELLER |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 4666 Corporal Harold Stanley WELLER, Australian Army Pay Corps, returned to Australia, 20 June 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Embarked Melbourne, 28 January 1916; disembarked Suez, 28 February 1916. Transferred to 58th Bn, and taken on strength, Ferry Post, 1 April 1916. Transferred to 59th Bn, and taken on strength, Ferry Post, 3 April 1916. Promoted Corporal, Hog's Back, 10 May 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Wounded in action, 20 July 1916 (gun shot wound, back and legs), and admitted to 8th Field Ambulance. Died of wounds, 21 July 1916. Statement, Red Cross File No 2900111, Colonel A.W. SHEPHERD, 8th Australian Field Ambulance, 19 December 1916: 'This N.C.O. was admitted to the ambulance on the night of the 28th (sic) July with numerous shrapnel wounds in backm legs and feet, he died at 2 a.m. on 21st July and was buried by his battalion at Sailly Cemetery, France.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAAB2455 file 8380516 Red Cross file 2900111 |
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