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Studio portrait of 1707 Driver (Dvr) Sydney Nelson Weynand MM, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade from Newmarket, Queensland. A 19 year old stockman prior to enlisting on 24 August 1914, he embarked for overseas with the 7th Battery from Brisbane aboard HMAT Rangatira (A22) on 25 September 1914. After serving at Gallipoli, he proceeded to France in March 1916 and was wounded in action on 22 July. He was evacuated to England for medical treatment and returned to the 7th Battery five months later. On 22 June 1917 Dvr Weynand was awarded a Military Medal (MM) for gallantry in the field. While serving in Belgium, he as wounded in action on 17 September 1917 and spent less than three weeks away from his unit receiving treatment. After being wounded (gassed) on 30 October 1917, he was evacuated to England for medical treatment and recuperation. While there, he suffered from bronchitis and did not return to the 7th Battery in France until October 1918. Dvr Weynand arrived back in Australia on 5 January 1919.
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