His story
Alan Horace Weston worked as a farmer in Hanham Abbott, Somerset. His mother, Dorothy Weston, was his next of kin.
Alan was a farrier in the Army Veterinary Corps. CWGC records his unit as “19th Section 5th Veterinary Hospital”. His medal record dates his first qualifying service in France to 30 December 1914.
He died on 14 November 1915 at the age of 25. He is buried at Abbeville Communal.
Before the war
- Occupation
- Farmer
- Residence recorded
- Hanham Abbott
- Family
- Dorothy Weston - mother
Military service
- Rank recorded
- Farrier
- Service number
- SE/2006
- Corps or service
- British Army Veterinary Corps
- Unit
- 19th Section 5th Veterinary Hospital
- Theatre of war
- France, 30 December 1914
Medals and commemoration
- 1914–15 Star
Death and burial
- Date of death
- 14 November 1915
- Age
- 25
- Place of death
- France
- Recorded cause
- Accident
- Cemetery or memorial
- Abbeville Communal
- Grave reference
- III. D. 4.
Connected men
- Walter BAKERAlso buried at Abbeville Communal
- Richard JONESAlso buried at Abbeville Communal
- Samuel LONDONAlso buried at Abbeville Communal
- Harry Wilson ROBINSONAlso buried at Abbeville Communal
Sources and further reading
- CWGC casualty and commemoration record
- Research record number: 53
Cite this biography
Graham Hodgkins and Pete Matthews, “Alan Horace Weston”, Veterinary Virtual War Memorial, https://vetsremembered.org/people/weston-alan-horace-se-2006/.
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