Hubert Frank Weldon

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Hubert Frank Weldon was born on 24th July, 1888 in Shaftesbury, Dorset, and baptised at Holy Trinity Church on 18th August, 1888. He was the son of William Weldon, a shooting gallery proprietor, and Frances Mary Weldon (nee Cass). His father, William, died in 1905. At the time of the 1911 Census Hubert was single, working as a Hawker and living with his sister in Magdalen Lane, Shaftesbury. His mother, Frances, died in 1914. He enlisted as a Private in the 1st Battalion of the Dorsetshire Regiment (Service No. 3/7282). He served in France and Flanders from 18 Dec 1914 and was awarded the Victory and British War Medals as well as the 1915 Star. He was presumed killed in action near Ypres, West Flanders, on 5th March 1915 and his name appears on the Menin Gate Memorial at Ypres (Panel 37). He is also remembered on the Park Walk War Memorial, Shaftesbury, and on the Holy Trinity Memorial Plaque, now in St. Peter's Church, Shaftesbury. (NB The WGC record shows an incorrect Service No. of 317282 instead of 3/7282.) In the absence of his parents, his sister received all his effects.