Frank WEEDON

Regimental number4287
Place of birthFitzroy, Victoria
SchoolNapier Street State School, Fitzroy, Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationSawyer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinMary Ann Weedon, 51 Bell Street, Fitzroy, Melbourne, Victoria
Previous military serviceServed in 2nd Field Company of Engineers.
Enlistment date4 March 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll18 August 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 10th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A18 Wiltshire on 7 March 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 1 September 1918
Place of death or woundingMont St Quentin, France
Age at death24
Place of burialPeronne Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot V, Row A, Grave 180), France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Mr and Mrs Mary Ann WEEDON.
Family/military connectionsBrother: Private Arthur Weedon, killed in action, 16th April 1918, at
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal