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Frank Cecil WAIGHT

Regimental number1264
Place of birthWest Maitland, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressWest Maitland, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 7.25"
Weight135 lbs
Next of kinFather, George Waight, Ward Street, West Maitland, New South Wales
Previous military serviceYes 14th Infantry (Still serving)
Enlistment date8 January 1916
Place of enlistmentWest Maitland, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name34th Battalion, D Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/51/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on 2 May 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 12 December 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Eliza WAIGHT. Photo: Peter Dennis
Discharge date30 March 1919
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Nestor', 12 December 1918; disembarked Melbourne, 1 February 1919; discharged (wounded), Melbourne, 30 March 1919.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

Death attributed to war service.
Date of death5 March 1936
Age at death40
Place of burialRookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WAIGHT Frank Cecil

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