Charles Gordon Wedd (1893 - 1916)

Born 1893 in Cheltenham, Colony of Victoria

Ancestors

Died 3 Sep 1916 at about age 23 in France KIA

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Biography

Charles Wedd was born in the Colony of Victoria (1851-1900)

Charles Gordon Wedd was born in 1893 in Cheltenham, Colony of Victoria, son of Peter Ebenezer Wedd (1863– ) and Elizabeth Jane Keir (1865– ). ^[1]

Charles was in a military record in Perth, Western Australia. Their service number was 2330.^[2]

Charles died on September 3, 1916 in France KIA, aged 22.

Charles was mentioned on a memorial in Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia with a death date of 3 September 1916.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ Birth Registration: "Victoria Registry of Births, Deaths & Marriages"
   Victoria Births Index; Registration number: 21039 / 1893
   BDM Victoria
   Charles Gordon WEDD; Year: 1893; Place: CH EL; Father: Peter Ebenezer; Mother: Elizabeth Ja; Mother's LNAB: KEIR.
2. ↑ Military: "Australia, World War I Service Records, 1914-1920"
   National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 60864 #355059
   Name: Charles Gordon Wedd; Age: 21; Birth Year: abt 1893; Birth Place: Cheltenham, Victoria; Dossier Year Range: 1914-1920; Enlistment Place: Perth, Western Australia; Service Number: 2330; Father: Peter Ebenezer Wedd; Next of Kin: Peter Ebenezer WEDD.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #249860889
   Memorial page for Charles Gordon Wedd (unknown-3 Sep 1916), citing Australian War Memorial, Campbell, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia (plot: Panel: 154); Maintained by ! woowoo (contributor 49949980).