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John WEATHERSPOON

Regimental number801
Place of birthTwo Wells South Australia
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressTwo Wells, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation35
Next of kinMother, Mrs Sarah Weatherspoon, same address
Enlistment date8 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name43rd Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/60/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A19 Afric on 9 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll43rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 19 February 1917
Place of burialCite Bonjean Military Cemetery (Plot III, Row E, Grave 22), Armentieres, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
137
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 7119 Pte Herbert Leonard WEATHERSPOON, 10th Bn, killed in action, 24 April 1918; 2890 Pte Sydney George WEATHERSPOON, 43rd Bn, returned to Australia, 25 March 1919.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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