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Joseph Cook WEATHERILL

Regimental number456
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk
AddressCentral Hotel, Port Adelaide, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation25
Next of kinFather, Thomas Weatherill, Cleveland House, Mallala, South Australia
Enlistment date21 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name10th Battalion, D 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 RollRegimental Quartermaster Sergaent
Unit from Nominal Roll50th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 29251 (5 August 1915); 'Commonwealth Gazette', No.

FateReturned to Australia 9 February 1918
Medals

Distinguished Conduct Medal

'On 25th April, 1915, during operations near Kaba Tepe, for exceptionally good work in scouting and in an attack resulting in the capture of two of the enemy's guns.'
Source: 'London Gazette' No. 6545
Date: 3 July 1915

Family/military connectionsBrothers: 12686 Pte Ewart Maurice WEATHERILL, 11th Field Ambulance, returned to Australia, 20 June 1919; 1027 Pte William Arthur WEATHERILL, 9th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 11 April 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: Distinguished Conduct Medal, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death28 May 1973

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