Arthur WEEDON

Regimental number7323
Place of birthNew South Wales
SchoolNapier Street State School, Fitzroy, Victoria
ReligionMethodist
OccupationWood worker
AddressFitzroy, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinMother, Mrs A Weedon, 5l Bell Street, Fitzroy, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in Senior Cadet Battalion.
Enlistment date12 December 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/25/6
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on 19 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll8th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 16 April 1918
Age at death33
Place of burialOuttersteene Communal Cemetery Extension (Special Memorial No 3), Bailleul, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
54
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Benjamin and Mary Ann WEEDON.
Family/military connectionsLance Corporal Frank Weedon, killed in action.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal