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Reginald Ivan WESTON

Regimental number32820
Place of birthAuckland, New Zealand
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
Address45 Walker Street, North Sydney, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation30
Height5' 9"
Weight142 lbs
Next of kinMother, Mrs Edith Louisa Weston, Pipitea Street, Wellington, New Zealand
Previous military serviceYes Star. Submarine Mining Corp Wellington. N. Zealand Company disbanded
Enlistment date21 November 1916
Place of enlistmentSydney, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentGunner
Unit nameField Artillery Brigade, February 1917 Reinforcements
AWM Embarkation Roll number13/128/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A9 Shropshire on 11 May 1917
Rank from Nominal RollDriver
Unit from Nominal Roll3rd Field Artillery Brigade
FateReturned to Australia 1 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Warwick Edgar and Edith Louisa WESTON. Plaque in New South Wales Garden of Remembrance.
Discharge date16 April 1920
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Shropshire', 1 April 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 6 May 1919; discharged (medically unfit), Sydney, 16 April 1920.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death28 February 1936
Age at death50
Place of burialRookwood Crematorium, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WESTON Reginald Ivan

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