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William Joseph WEYLER

Regimental number754
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
Addressc/o Mrs Pinckham, Lane Street, off Sulphide, Broken Hill, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation32
Height5'6.75"
Weight136 lbs
Next of kinJ Weyler, Osmond Road, Victoria Park, London, England
Previous military service7 year Oxford L.I. 5 yrs Imp. Res.
Enlistment date29 August 1914
Place of enlistmentMorphettville, South Australia
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, H Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/27/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board Transport A11 Ascanius on 20 October 1914
Rank from Nominal RollLance Corporal
Unit from Nominal Roll10th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 24 June 1916
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Listed on B.H. Globe Timber Company Limited Anzac Honor Roll, Broken Hill RSL Sub-Branch, New South Wales. Parents: Joseph and Ellen Maria WEYLER
Discharge date5 March 1917
Other details

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Euripides', 24 June 1916; disembarked Adelaide, 8 August 1916; discharged (wounded), 5 March 1917.

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death21 April 1932
Age at death49
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WEYLER William Joseph

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