WHEELDON R.H.J.

Given Names:  Rupert James Henry

Service Number:  11955

Unit:  Supply Column 3, ASC 26                                                                                      

Rank:  Motor Transport Driver                                                                                         

Paybook Number: 

Age:  23 Yrs  7 Mths

Occupation:  Packer                                                                                                      

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  7 In                     

Weight:  113 Lbs

Chest:  32-34 In

Hair:  Light Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Sallow

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  21/1/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  FATHER  Edwin Richard Wheeldon

Surreyville', Miller Grove, Kew, Victoria                                                                             

Embarkation Date:  5/6/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Afric A19

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Orita     

Embarked:  23/6/1919                               

Disembarked:  6/8/1919

Unit:  6th Mechanical Transport Company                                                                                      

Rank:  Corporal

Discharge Date:  21/9/1919                       

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  47236

Victory Medal:  46411

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  21/6/1892

Place:  Waterloo, New South Wales          

Father:  Edwin Richard WHEELDON         

Mother:  Eileen FOOT

MARRIAGE

Year:  1922     

Place:             

Spouse: Ethel Preswick NISBET

DEATH

Date or Year: 12/10/1951                        

Place: Caulfield, Victoria                          

Burial:  Springvale, Victoria

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

Springvale Walls of Remembrance

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  V19444                                       

Date Enlisted:  16/9/1941                                        

Date Discharged:  2/11/1945

COMMENTS

2nd marriage 1936 to Aileen Park PRIEST