Regimental number | 7841 |
Place of birth | Frederickton, New South Wales |
School | Greenwood State School, |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Farmer |
Address | Cooroy, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, E N Wheeldon, Cooroy, Queensland |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 15th Battalion, 26th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/32/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 15th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Hamel, France |
Age at death | 20.10 |
Place of burial | Crucifix Corner Cemetery (Plot X, Row B, Grave 4), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 78 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Ernest Norton and Mary Sophia WHEELDON. |
Family/military connections | Cousin: Cuthbert W.D. Wheeldon, 45th Battalion No. 2256, killed on 19th August 1918, in Harbonnieres, 1918 France.Cousin: Sergeant Alston L. Wheeldon, killed in action. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |