Regimental number | 20807 |
Place of birth | Sydney, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Postal assistant |
Address | PO, Nambucca Heads, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Height | 5' 5.5" |
Weight | 118 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, James Wheeler, Seymour Street, Croydon, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Served for 3 years in the Senior Cadets, Ashfield. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Macksville, New South Wales |
Rank on enlistment | Sapper |
Unit name | Divisional Signal Company 1, Reinforcement 34 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 22/11/5 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A71 Nestor on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sapper |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 4th Divisional Signal Company |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Frankfurt', 1 July 1919; disembarked Melbourne, 20 August 1919; discharged (termination of period of enlistment), Sydney, 13 September 1919. Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 56 |
Place of burial | Cremated: St Thomas Cemetery (Wall 7, Niche 40), Enfield, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WHEELER Percival John |