Roland
Weston
Born in Hastwell, Carterton, New Zealand
Ancestors 
Son of Thomas Avery Weston III
and Louisa (Tourelle) Weston
Brother of
Annie Christina (Weston) Olsen [half], Thomas Avery Weston IV [half], Katie Louisa (Weston) Dorset [half], Christabel Weston [half], [private sister (1880s - 1980s)], Gilbert James Weston, Grace Evelyn Weston, Raymond George Weston, Gwendoline Weston, Owen Seymour Weston, Edna Rachel (Weston) Peddie, Marjorie (Weston) Quickfall, Muriel Weston, Herbert Tourelle Weston and Alfred William Weston
Husband of
Adelaide Jessie (Preo) Weston
— married
1922 in New Zealand
Father of
Elizabeth Errol (Weston) Hammonds
Died
at age 54
in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Profile last modified
| Created 24 Nov 2012
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Biography
Roland Weston is an Anzac who served in World War One.
Roland Weston was born in 1896 at Hastwell, Carterton, New Zealand. He is the son of Thomas Weston and Louisa Tourelle. [1]
Roland Weston enlisted on 27 June 1917 and served with the New Zealand Army during World War 1. He embarked for overseas 13 October 1917 and he served in France and was wounded in action on 13 April 1918. He embarked for New Zealand on 17 June 1919 and returned to New Zealand on 24 July 1919. He was discharged from service on 20 August 1919. [2]
Roland Weston emigrated from New Zealand to Australia.
- Note: On 15 April 1954 the R.S.L. at Dee Why, New South Wales, Australia sent a letter to the Officer in Charge, Army Records, Wellington, New Zealand, requesting information about Roland's service. The letter was sent because Roland had applied to join the Dee Why branch of the R.S.L. [3]
- This indicates that Roland was still alive in 1954. No death record found in NSW BDM Index. Darcy-578 02:19, 7 August 2018 (UTC)
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Sources
- ↑ Birth NZ BDM Index 1896/8925 Weston Roland (parents) Louisa & Thomas Avery
- ↑ Weston, Roland WW1 59771- NZ Army
- ↑ Weston, Roland WW1 59771- NZ Army and Image of letter
See also:
- Graeme Harris, firsthand knowledge. Click the Changes tab for the details of edits by Graeme and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Roland by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Roland:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Roland by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Roland:
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~12.50%
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