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WEDDELL, Robert Hunter
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | VI59760, V159760 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914 |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Battery |
| Born: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 26 December 1882 |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia, 23 November 1981, aged 98 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springvale Botanical Cemetery, Melbourne Pittosporum, Wall 2A, Niche 480 |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, VI59760, 7th Field Artillery Battery | |
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| 2 Jun 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Major, 7th Field Artillery Battery, Served in Gallipoli | |
| 24 Sep 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Major, V159760, Transferred from Alexandria to 3rd London Hospital (injury to teeth by gun shot wound) | |
| 2 Feb 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, V159760, Embarked for Australia via SS "Mooltan". Medals:1914-15 Star, British War Medal and Victory Medal. |
World War 2 Service
| Date unknown: | Enlisted V159760 |
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Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sandra Barry
Robert was the son of James Weddell and Isabella Weddell nee Hunter.
Married Flora May McDonald in 1916.