WWI Pictorial Honour Roll of Tasmanians
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"I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me"

WEAVING, Herbert John Frederick

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Service No 3186
Private
12th Battalion




Born Hobart, Tas.
Son of M WEAVING
Of 159 Harrington Street, Hobart, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Tram Conductor
Enlisted 28 July 1915
Served in Egypt and on the Western Front
Returned to Australia 12 April 1919

Tasmanian Mail 20 January 1916 page 23

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WEBB, Clarence Albert Edward

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Service no 1043
Private
12th Battalion



Born 1894 at Glenorchy, Tasmania
Son of Walter Charles and Henrietta Amelia WEBB
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 09 September 1914 at Pontville, Tasmania
Served in Gallipoli
Died 20 September 1915 of Diptheria at the Government Hospital, Suze
Buried Suez Christian Military Cemetery Egypt

Tasmania Weekly Courier  04 March 1915 Insert 5

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WEBB, Edward Charles (right)

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Service No: 1949
Private
40th Battalion, 1st Australian Dermatological Hospital


Born: Deloraine, Tasmania
Mother: Louisa WEBB
Of Chudleigh, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer
Enlisted: 28 February 1916
Embarkation: 8 August 1916 from Hobart per ‘Ballarat’
Age: 24 years
Served in England
Illness
Returned to Australia: 13 February 1918 per ‘Runic’
Discharged: 8 March 1918

Tasmania Weekly Courier 07 December 1916 Insert 5

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WEBB, Frederick Cecil

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Service no 2406
Private
40th Battalion



Born Launceston, Tasmania
Brother of Philip John WEBB
Of Balfour Street, Launceston, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 20 September 1916 at Claremont, Tasmania
Served in France
Returned to Australia 21 July 1919 per 'Rio Pardo'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 18 April 1918 Insert 5

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WEBB, Frederick William

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Service No: 2978
Private
15th Battalion



Born: Launceston, Tasmania
Mother: Isabella WEBB
Of 32 Cimitiere St, Launceston, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Boot Maker
Enlisted: 28 July 1915
Embarkation: 27 September 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Hororata’
Age: 27 years
Served in Egypt
Illness
Returned to Australia: 11 April 1916 per ‘Runic’
Discharged: 19 June 1916

Tasmania Weekly Courier 28 October 1915 insert 4

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WEBB, Richard Walker

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Service no 1206
Private
12th Battalion



Born Brighton, Tas.
Son of Walker C WEBB
Of Montana, via Deloraine, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 22 April 1915 at Brighton, Tas.
Served in Gallipoli and Egypt
Returned to Australia 17 November 1918 per 'Arawa'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 16 September 1915 Insert 5

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WEBB, Ronald Thomas

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Service no T2848
Private
40th Battalion



Born Hobart, Tas.
Son of Arthur WEBB
Of 126 Argyle St., Hobart, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Iron Moulder
Enlisted 29 May 1916 at Claremont, Tas.
Did not proceed overseas
Discharged as medically unfit 20 January 1917

Tasmania Weekly Courier 12 October 1916 Insert 4

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WEBB, Thomas Henry

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Service No 2903
Private
40th Battalion




Born Meander, Tas.
Son of Louisa WEBB
Of Chudleigh, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Resided Deloraine, Tas.
Enlisted 07 October 1916
Served on the Western Front
Returned to Australia 08 August 1919

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WEBB, William Ernest

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Service no 532
Private
40th Battalion



Born Burnie, Tas.
Son of Jane May WEBB
Of Moorville Road, Burnie, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farm Labourer
Enlisted 08 February 1916 at Claremont, Tas.
Killed in action 30 January 1917
Buried Cite Bonjean Military Cemetery, Armentieres  III E 13

Tasmania Weekly Courier 05 April 1917 Insert 4

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WEBB, William Henry

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Service No: 2659
Private
40th Battalion



Born: Launceston, Tasmania
Son of Charles and Isabel WEBB (deceased)
NOK: Half Sister: Doris SLATER
Of Invermay, Launceston, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Butcher
Enlisted: 3 October 1916
Embarkation: 25 October 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Ulysses’
Age: 19 years
Served in France & Belgium
Killed in Action: 8 December 1917
Buried: Berks Cemetery Extension, Hainaut, Belgium
Plot 2, Row C, Grave 6

Tasmania Weekly Courier 24 January 1918 insert 5


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WEBBER, Francis Llewellyn

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Service No: 2959
Private
12th Battalion, 52nd Battalion



Born: Evandale, Tasmania
Mother: Annie WEBBER
Of White Hills, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Farm Labourer
Enlisted: 28 July 1915
Embarkation: 27 September 1915 from Melbourne per ‘Hororata’
Age: 21 years
Served in Egypt & France
Reported missing in Action
Later reported Killed in Action at Mouquet Farm, Pozieres, France on 4 September 1916
Villers Bretonneux Memorial, France

Tasmania Weekly Courier 28 October 1915 Insert 5

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WEBBER, Harry

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Service no 183
Captain
12th Battalion



Born: Melbourne Victoria
Son of Henry Thomas & Isabella WEBBER
Of 99 Gunn St, Launceston, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Fitter & Turner
Enlisted: 20 August 1914
Embarkation: 20 October 1914 from Hobart per HMAT Geelong
Age: 19 years
Served in Egypt, Gallipoli, France & Belgium
Killed in Action: 10 March 1918
Buried: Spoilbank Cemetery, Ypres, Belgium
Mentioned in Despatches

Tasmania Weekly Courier 17 June 1915 Insert 4
Tasmania Weekly Courier 14 September 1916 Insert 5

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WEBSTER, Archibald Claud

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Service no 4801
Sapper
2nd Tunnelling Company



Son of A A WEBSTER
Of William Street, West Devonport, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Carpenter
Resided 46 Racecourse Road, Launceston, Tas.
Enlisted 30 March 1916
Returned to Australia 20 May 1919

Tasmania Weekly Courier 13 July 1916 Insert 5

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WEBSTER, Arthur Edwin

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Service No 835
Corporal 
8th Battalion 2nd Infantry Brigade



Born 1891 at Launceston, Tasmania 
Son of Edwin Samuel Webster
Of 9 Railway Parade, Camberwell, Victoria
Occupation prior to enlisting: Piano Builder
Enlisted: 17 August 1914
Embarkation: 19 October 1914 from Melbourne per ‘Benella’
Age: 24 years
Served in Egypt & Gallipoli
Killed in Action 31 July 1915 at Gallipoli. 
Buried Shrapnel Gully about 400 yards south East of Anzac Cove

Tasmania Weekly Courier 19 August 1915 Insert 4

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WEBSTER, David Samuel

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Service No 2159
Private
40th Battalion




Born Hobart, Tas.
Husband of Mary J WEBSTER
Of Gordon, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Bricklayer
Resided Hobart, Tas.
Enlisted 10 July 1916
​Returned to Australia 12 May 1918

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WEBSTER, John

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Flight Lieutenant
14th Flying Squadron 
 



Born 1896 at Launceston, Tasmania 1896
Son of Dr J A Webster (Brook War Hospital Woolwich, England)
Educated Geelong College, Vic.
Served in Palestine
Awarded Military Cross
Killed in Action 21 September 1918 Palestine

Tasmania Weekly Courier 19 December 1918 Insert 5

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WEBSTER, John Laing

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Service No 15027
Private
22nd Battalion




Born Middleton, Tas.
Husband of J M WEBSTER
Of 332 Albert Street, East Melbourne, Vic.
Occupation prior to enlistment Fruit Grower
Resided Middleton, Tas.
Enlisted 14 March 1916
Returned to Australia 05 April 1918

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WEBSTER, Tasman Lawrence

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Service No: 662
Trooper
3rd Light Horse



Born: Bothwell, Tasmania
Father: William G. WEBSTER
Of Bothwell, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Railway Porter
Enlisted: 15 September 1914
Embarkation: 21 December 1914 from Newcastle, NSW per HMAT A36
Age: 23 years
Served in Egypt & Gallipoli
Killed in Action: 31 May 1915
Buried: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli, Turkey
Plot 4, Row A, Grave 35

Tasmania Weekly Courier 01 July 1915 Insert 4

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WEBSTER, William Iverick

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Service No: 20742
Private
Australian Army Medical Corp



Born 11 October 1880, Hobart, Tasmania
Son of William Iverach Webster and Annie Wiley Milne
Occupation prior to enlistment Storekeeper, Gordon, Tasmania
Enlisted 26 July 1917, Hobart
Returned to Australia 6 March 1919, Ulysses
Died 30 September 1919, Hobart, Tasmania

Photo shows William Iverick Webster with his wife Lillian Marion nee Roberts. William Webster became ill while overseas and on return to Australia was hospitalised in Hobart. He never returned home to Gordon. He died leaving a wife and six children.

Courtesy of Ruth Webster

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WEEKS, Ellis Burgoyne

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Service no 2455
Gunner
Australian Field Artillery Battalion



Born Burnie, Tas.
Son of William WEEKS
Of West Burnie, Tas.
Enlisted 24 April 1917 at Burnie, Tas.
Returned to Austrlia 27 February 1919 per 'City of York'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 26 July 1917 Insert 5

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WEEKS, John Clarence

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Service no 2975
Corporal
48th Battalion



Born Somerset, Tas.
Son of Louisa WEEKS
Of Ladbrook St., Burnie, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Blacksmith
Enlisted 16 July 1915 at Claremont, Tas.
Returned to Australia 28 May 1919 per 'Warwickshire'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 03 February 1916 Insert 4

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WEEKS, Lionel Edward

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Service no 499
Sergeant
3rd Light Horse Regiment 



Born Railton, Tas.
Son of Edward WEEKS
Of Sunnyside, Railton, Tas.
Returned to Australia 27 January 1919 per 'Port Hacking'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 29 July 1915 Insert 6

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WEEKS, Maurice

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Service No: 6512
Private
12th Battalion,1st Australian Div. Training Company


Born: Somerset, Tasmania
Mother: Louisa WEEKS
Of Ladbrook St, Burnie, Tasmania
Married in England on 17 July 1919
Wife: Maggie Louisa WEEKS nee PIKE
Occupation prior to enlisting: Blacksmith
Enlisted: 5 September 1916
Embarkation: 30 September 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Suffolk’
Age: 19 years
Served in England & France
Suffered from Trench Fever
Returned to Australia: 25 November 1919 per ‘Benella’ with wife
Discharged: 11 January 1920

Tasmania Weekly Courier 31 August 1916 Insert 4

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WEEKS, Tyson Lancelot

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Service No 2287
Private
26th Battalion



Born 1893 at Somerset, Tasmania 
Son of Mrs Catherine Weeks
Occupation prior to enlistment Baker
Enlisted 28 July 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania
Served in Tel-el-Kebir  and France
Medically Discharged 19 March 1917

Tasmania Weekly Courier 02 December 1915 Insert 5

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WEEKS, Wilfred

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Depot





Born Somerset, Tas.
Husband of Elizabeth Sarah WEEKS
Of Redbank, Ipswich, Qld.
Occupation prior to enlistment Freezer
Enlisted 07 August 1915
Did not proceed overseas - wife objected to enlistment as he was under 21 years of age and sole support and enlisted without her consent.

Tasmania Weekly Courier 20 January 1916 Insert 4

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WELCH, Philip Mackender

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Service No: 481
Sapper
7th Field Coy Engineers



Born: Melbourne, Victoria
Father: Philip Henry WELCH
Of West Devonport, Tasmania
Married in England on 24 June 1919
Wife: Florence Maud WELCH nee DUNFORD
Occupation prior to enlisting: Railway Trading Porter
Enlisted: 5 April 1916
Embarkation: 22 August 1916 from Sydney
Age: 25 years
Served in England & France
Returned to Australia: 2 November 1919 per ‘Berrima’ with wife
Discharged: 19 December 1919

Tasmania Weekly Courier 12 April 1917 Insert 5

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WELLS, Allan Woodward

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Service No: 6604
Private
12th Battalion



Born: Stanley, Tasmania
Father: Alfred WELLS
Of Marrawah, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer
Enlisted: 2 September 1916
Embarkation: 21 October 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Pt Lincoln’
Age: 20 years
Served in England & France
Wounded in Action: 15 March 1918
Returned to Australia: 17 February 1919 per ‘Saxon’
Discharged: 19 March 1919

Tasmania Weekly Courier 08 March 1917 Insert 4

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WELLS, Archibald William

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Service No: 2901
Private
40th Battalion



Born: Smithton, Tasmania
Father: Edward Philip WELLS
Of Smithton, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer
Enlisted: 17 October 1916
Embarkation: 6 December 1916 from Melbourne per ‘Orsova’
Age: 21 years
Served in England
Returned to Australia: 13 April 1918 per ‘Osterley’
Discharged: 17 May 1918


Tasmania Weekly Courier 03 May 1917 Insert 5

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WELLS, Arthur Birney

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Service no 8420
Private
6th Field Ambulance



Born Moriarty, Tas.
Son of Benjamin and Mary Ann WELLS
Of Chudleigh, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Blacksmith
Enlisted 25 August 1915
Killed in action 01 November 1917
Aged 21 years
Commemorated Ypres Menin Gate Memorial

Tasmania Weekly Courier 13 December 1917 Insert 5

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WELLS, Charles Henry

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Service no 3474
Private
Australian Army Postal Corps.



Born Sorell, Tas.
Adopted son of Emily LEVACK
Of 16 Byron St., Sandy Bay, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Steward
Enlisted 05 August 1915 at Warwick Farm, NSW
Discharged 15 October 1919 in London, England

Tasmania Weekly Courier 26 April 1917 Insert 5

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WELLS, Harold Herbert Aubrey

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Service No: 525
Private
4th Machine Gun Battalion



Born: Railton, Tasmania
Son of Clarence Albert & Isabell Alice WELLS nee FRASER
Of Smithton, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Chauffeur
Enlisted: 9 September 1916
Embarkation: 16 February 1916 from Adelaide per ‘Berrima’
Age: 23 years
Served in Egypt & France
Wounded in Action: 28 February 1917
Returned to Australia: 4 August 1919 per ‘Swakopmund’
Discharged: 19 September 1919

Tasmania Weekly Courier 07 November 1918 insert 5

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WELLS, John Leigh

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Service no 6232
Sapper
8th Fild Company Engineers



Born Stanley, Tas.
Son of James John WELLS
Of Upper Mount Hicks, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 24 August 1915 at Claremont, Tas.
Served in France
Returned to Australia 16 July 1919 per 'Durham'

Mount Hicks Honour Roll 
Courtesy of Janice Moore

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WELLS, Lawrence Frederick

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Service no 1000
Trooper
3rd Light Horse Regiment



Born 1895 at Burnie, Tasmania
Son of Agnes WELLS
Occupation prior to enlistment Plumber
Enlisted 21 January 1915 at Ulverstone, Tasmania
Served in Gallipoli
Returned to Australia 15 October 1916 per 'Ulysses'
Died 18 November 1985

Tasmania Weekly Courier 26 August 1915  Insert 5

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WELLS, Pierce (left)

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Service no 5216
Private
52nd Battalion



Born Moriarty, Tas.
Son of Benjamin WELLS
Of Chudleigh, Tas.
Enlisted 03 February 1916 at Claremont, Tas.
Returned to Australia 11 January 1918 per 'Port Darwin'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 05 July 1917 Insert 5

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WELLS, Richard Percy (right)

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Service no 3603
Private
51st Battalion



Son of A WELLS
Of 19 Patterson Street, Launceston, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Upholsterer
Enlisted 31 August 1915
Returned to Australia 05 April 1919

WELLS, Robert John (left)

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Service no 3523
Private
52nd Battalion



Son of A W WELLS
Of 17 Margaret Street, Launceston, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Cabinetmaker
Enlisted 05 August 1915
Killed in action 04 September 1916
Commemorated Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

Weekly Courier 10 February 1916 Insert 5

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WELLS, Vernon Keith

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Service No: 63348
Lance Corporal
12th Battalion



Born: 14 March 1899 at Needles, Tasmania
Son of Clarence Albert & & Isabell Alice WELLS nee FRASER
Of Smithton, Tasmania
Occupation  prior to enlisting: Labourer
Enlisted: 14 June 1918
Embarkation: 5 October 1918 from Melbourne per ‘Zealandic’
Age: 19 years
Served in England & France
Returned to Australia: 20 September 1919 per ‘Argyllshire’
Discharged: 8 October 1919
Died: 22 February 1941

Tasmania Weekly Courier 07 November 1918 insert 5

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WELLS, William Robert (right)

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Service No 534
Private 
40th Battalion



Born: Geeveston, Tasmania
Married with 3 children
Wife: Louisa WELLS
Of Forrester Settlement near Scottsdale, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Dairy Farmer
Enlisted: 29 February 1916
Embarkation: 1 July 1916 from Hobart per ‘Berrima’
Age: 41 years
Served in France
Killed in Action: 3 January 1917
Buried: Cite Bonjean Cemetery, Armentieres, France Plot 4, Row C, Grave 15

Tasmania Weekly Courier 21 December 1916 Insert 5

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WELSH, Edwin Raymond

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Service no 2925
Private
12th Battalion



Son of James and Mary WELSH
Of 37 Lamont Street,  Invermay, Launceston, Tas.
Died of wounds 24 July 1916 at Pozieres, Somme, France
Aged 25 years
Buried Purchevillers British Cemetery II A 41

Tasmania Weekly Courier 23 December 1915 Insert 5

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WELSH, George

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Service no 1257
Private
7th Field Ambulance



Born Fingal, Tasmania
Son of Mr and Mrs. J WELSH
Of Herbert Street, Invermay
Occupation prior to enlistment Labourer
Enlisted 13 October 1914 at Ulverstone, Tasmania
Served in Gallipoli, Egypt, France and Belgium
Returned to Australia 21 April 1919 per 'Kashmir'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 21 January 1915 Insert 4

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WELSH, James Thomas

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Service No: 3814
L/Corp
13th Field Ambulance

 

Son of Mrs M Welsh
Awarded The Military Medal 5 April 1918
Returned to Australia 28 June 1919 Per “Anchises”
Died 01 October 1956

Tasmania Weekly Courier 13 May 1915 Insert 7

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WELSH, Walter

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Service no 56626
Gunner
7th Field Artillery Brigade



Born Launceston, Tas.
Husband of Winifred Ada WALSH
Of Graveside, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Baker
Enlisted 16 May 1918 at Deloraine, Tas.
Returned to Australia 24 August 1919 per 'Prinz Hubertus'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 12 September 1918 Insert 5

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WERTHEIMER, Arnold Talbot

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Service no 209
Lieutenant
12th Battalion



Born Victoria
Son of Arnold and Sara WERTHEIMER
Of Essex House, Bellerive, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlistment Assistant Surveyor
Enlisted 28 September 1914
Killed in action 04 June 1918
Aged 24 years
Buried Outtersteen Communal Cemetery Extension  I J 9

Tasmania Weekly Courier 15 August 1918 Insert 5

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WESCOMBE, Elbrey Robert

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Service no 843
Private
Aust. Gen. Base Depot



Born West Pine, Tas.
Son of Robert Edward WESCOMBE
Of West Pine, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Farmer
Enlisted: 12 October 1916
Embarkation: 17 January 1917 from Melbourne per ‘Omrah’
Age: 22 years
Served in France & England
Returned to Australia: 24 July 1919 per ‘Pt Darwin’
Discharged: 27 July 1919

Tasmania Weekly Courier 21 December 1916 Insert 5

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WEST, Alfred Ernest

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Service No 2976
Gunner
9th Reinforcements 15th Battalion – 13th Light Trench Mortar Battery
 

Born 1892 at Launceston, Tasmania 
Son of  Mrs Elizabeth West
Occupation prior to enlistment  Labourer
Enlisted 27 July 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania
Served in Tel-el-Kebir,  Abbassia  and  France
Returned to Australia  8 November 1918 per “Carpenteria”

Tasmania Weekly Courier 02 December 1915 Insert 5

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WEST, Bertie

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Service No: 290
Corporal
40th Battalion



Born: Latrobe, Tasmania
Wife: Eva Isabella WEST
Of Wynard, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Labourer
Enlisted: 2 March 1916
Embarkation: 1 July 1916 from Hobart per ‘Berrima’
Age: 28 years
Served in France
Wounded in Action on 2 occasions: 31/1/1917 & 28/5/1918
Returned to Australia: 29 January 1919 per ‘Karoola’
Discharged: 26 April 1914

Tasmania Weekly Courier 19 April 1917 Insert 4

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WEST, Wilmot Ernest

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Service no 3204
Private 
15th Battalion



Killed in action
Aged 22 years
Commemorated Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. 

www.awm.gov.au
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WESTBROOK, Jack

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Service no 14709
Driver
3rd Field Company Engineers



Born Launceston, Tas.
Son of Walter WESTBROOK
Of 22 Balfour Street, Launceston, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Farmer
Enlisted 29 February 1916 at Claremont, Tas.
Returned to Australia 05 February 1919 per 'Aeneas'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 30 August 1917 Insert 5

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WESTBROOK, Louis James

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Service no 1686
Private
40th Battalion



Born Launceston, Tas.
Brother of Allan Mervyn WESTBROOK
Of Queenstown, Tas.
Enlisted 28 March 1916 at Claremont, Tas.
Returned to Australia 27 July 1917 per 'Demosthenies'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 05 July 1917 Insert 4

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WESTBROOK, Percy

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Service no 14708
Driver
3rd Field Company Engineers



Born Launceston, Tas.
Son of Walter H WESTBROOK
Of 22 Balfour Street, Launceston, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Harness Maker
Enlisted 29 February 1916 at Claremont, Tas.
Returned to Australia 02 March 1919 per 'City of Exeter'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 30 August 1917 Insert 5

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WESTBROOK, Victor Gordon

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Service no 741
Private
40th Battalion



Born Ulverstone, Tas.
Son of Claude Hassell WESTBROOK
Of Burnie, Tas.
Enlisted Claremont, Tas.
Returned to Australia 12 February 1918 per 'Ulysses'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 05 July 1917 Insert 4

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WESTBURY, Robert Ernest

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Service no 5215
Private
12th Battalion



Born Hobart, Tas.
Son of C M WESTBURY
Of 3 St. John's Street, South Hobart, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Stationer
Enlisted 04 February 1916
Died of disease 24 April 1916 at sea
Aged 17 years
Buried at sea
Commemorated Chatby Memorial

Tasmania Weekly Courier 28 June 1917 Insert 3

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WESTCOTT, Athol Raven

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Service no 4900
Private
12th Battalion



Born 1895 at Hobart, Tasmania
Son of William John WESTCOTT
Occupation prior to enlistment Saw Milling
Enlisted 07 December 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania
Served in France and Belgium
Returned to Australia 01 April 1918 per 'Persic'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 10 August 1916 Insert 5

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WESTCOTT, Francis Downie

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Service no 649
Private
40th Battalion



Born 1893 at Hobart, Tasmania
Son of William John WESTCOTT
Occupation prior to enlistment Saw Sharpener
Enlisted 03 March 1916 at Claremont, Tasmania
Served in France
Wounded in action 18 February 1917
Returned to Australia 13 April 1918 per 'Osterley'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 10 August 1916 Insert 5

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WESTCOTT, William Wynne

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Service no 2882
Lance Corporal
12th Battalion



Born 1895 at Hobart, Tasmania
Son of William John WESTCOTT
Occupation prior to enlistment Saw Milling
Enlisted 17 August 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania
Served in France
Killed in Action 20 April 1918 in France
Buried Borre British Cemetery ½ mile East of Hazelbrouck

Tasmania Weekly Courier 10 August 1916 Insert 5

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WESTLAKE, Cyril St Clair

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Service No: 3491
Sapper/Driver
6th Field Company Engineers



Born: St Leonards Tasmania
Father: Thomas WESTLAKE
Of St Leonards, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlisting: Engineer
Enlisted: 24 August 1915
Embarkation: 23 November 1915 from Sydney per ‘Ceramic’
Age: 18 years
Served in Egypt, France & Belgium
Wounded in Action: 29 July 1918
Returned to Australia: 17 February 1919 per ‘Nestor’
Discharged: 3 May 1919
Awarded Military Medal

Tasmania Weekly Courier 07 November 1918 insert 5

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WESTON, Edwin Dubrelle

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Service no 4926
Lieutenant
40th Australian Infantry Battalion

 

Born 7th February 1895 at Launceston, Tas.
Son of William Dubrelle and Harriette Emily Weston  
Of Elphin Rd, Launceston
Occupation prior to enlistment  Accountant
Enlisted at Claremont,  24 August 1915
Embarked 18 February 1916
Age 20 years
Served  Egypt, Western Front-Belgium & France, and England – twice wounded in action
Awarded Military Cross - for actions near Bony (France) between 29 September and 2 October 1918 
Returned to Australia 11 October 1920 per 'Niagara'
Discharged  13 December 1920

Courtesy of Roslyn Bland

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WESTWOOD, John William  DCM  MM

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Service no 4041
Lieutenant
46th Battalion



Born Beaconsfield, Tasmania
Son of Thomas Arthur WESTWOOD
Of Sidmouth, West Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlistment Orchardist
Enlisted 31 August 1915 at Claremont, Tasmania
Served in Egypt, France and Belgium
Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal 30 October 1918
'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty, and good leadership during an attack.  He early took charge of his platoon, and led them with great daring and ability to the final objective.  After consolidating his position,  he went with one man to get in touch with the company on his right, and, finding them held up by an enemy machine gun, he, single-handed, rushed the post, wounded the gunner, and captured three prisoners and the gun.  He showed splendid courage and initiative.'
Returned to Australia 02 June 1919 per 'Beltana'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 11 April 1918 Insert 5 

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WESTWOOD, Reginald Thomas

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Service no 744
T/Corporal
40th Battalion



Born Beaconsfield, Tasmania
Son of Thomas Arthur WESTWOOD
Of Sidmouth, Tasmania
Occupation prior to enlistment Bank Clerk
Enlisted 15 March 1916 at Claremont, Tasmania
Served in France
Returned to Australia 10 February 1920 per 'Port Napier'

Tasmania Weekly Courier 11 April 1918 Insert 5

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WEYMOUTH, George

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Service No 3810
Lance Corporal
13th Field Ambulance




Born Hobart, Tas.
Occupation prior to enlistment Clerk
Resided 139 Goulburn Street, Hobart, Tas.
Enlisted 08 March 1915
Returned to Australia 14 February 1919

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