| Unit |
1st Battalion |
Rank |
Private |
Service no. |
127 |
| Date of Death |
5 June 1915 |
Place of Death |
At sea - on H.S. Sicilia,
between Gallipoli and Malta |
Age
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22 |
| Cemetery |
Lone Pine Memorial |
Details |
Panel 16 |
| Epitaph |
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| Next of Kin |
(Step mother) WEINGOTT Mrs Leah
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| Parents |
Harris and Sarah
WEINGOTT |
580 Annandale
St, Annandale, Sydney NSW |
| Date of Birth |
11 May 1893 |
Place of birth |
Sydney NSW |
Source |
NSW B,D&M |
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| General |
He received a gunshot
wound that perforated his abdomen, and died from this wound. His
Casualty form notes that "he specifically asked not to receive a
Christian burial" - he was Jewish. His
diary (and that of his brother Alexander) are held by the Australian
Jewish Historical Society, Sydney. -
http://www.ajhs.info/ |
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Other Sources |
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Photo |
- The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper, 1 July 1915,
(source 24)
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Photo |
The Sydney Mail
newspaper, 14 July 1915 (source 15) |
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Photo |
The Daily Telegraph
newspaper, 1 July 1915, page 9 (source 70) |
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Photo |
The Town and Country
Journal, 7 July 1915, page 16 (source 68) |
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Newspaper article |
The Sydney Mail
newspaper, 25 August 1915, page 28 (source 15) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph
newspaper, 23 June 1915, page 11 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph
newspaper, 26 June 1915, page 8 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph
newspaper, 2 July 1915, page 5 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph
newspaper, 11 September 1915, page 15 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
The Daily Telegraph
newspaper, 13 October 1915, page 11 (source 70) |
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Family details |
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Headstone |
http://www.anzacs.net
(source 12) |
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Various |
Memorial Board, Sydney
Jewish Museum (source 14) |
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Various |
Transcription of Samuel's
diary from 8 April 1915 to 3 June 1915 - Australian Jewish
Historical Society, Sydney. -
http://www.ajhs.info/ |
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