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Angus Albert WHEELER

Regimental number3250
Place of birthEulo, Queensland
SchoolState School, Queensland
ReligionRoman Catholic
OccupationGrazier
AddressHungry Point via Eulo, Queensland
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation26.9
Height5' 4.5"
Weight140 lbs
Next of kinBrother, George Henry Wheeler, Hungry Point via Eulo, Queensland
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date25 October 1916
Place of enlistmentCharleville, Queensland
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name49th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/66/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 23 December 1916
Regimental number from Nominal Roll3250A
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll49th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 15 September 1918
Place of death or woundingVendhuille, 1918 Franxe
Age at death28.8
Place of burialJeancourt Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot VI, Row A, Grave 16), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
149
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: James and Mary Jane WHEELER.
Family/military connectionsCousin: Alex Bertram, Q.M.S., killed in action.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNAA: B2455, WHEELER Angus Albert

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