1894 Nov/Dec . Born Swinstead, Lincolnshire
1901 Census living at Farm House, Wyville, Grantham,Lincs
1911 census living at Thistleton Oakham
1915 Jul 28 Landed in France
1921 Apr 7 died
Lance-Corporal Weldon was shot when ambushed in the street in Castlerea, County Roscommon. The shooting happened within a few minutes of Curfew. No further details were available as no witnesses were about. A woman, Mrs McDonagh was killed by a stray bullet and a man Peter Noone was seriously injured. It appears from "They put the flag a flyin" that it was a random tit for tat murder. 10 IRA men entered the town, intent on shooting any British troops they saw (Tom Crawley Witness Statement, p10). L/Cpl Weldon was the only soldier they found. The civilian casualties appear to have happened when the IRA were withdrawing froom the town, and got involved in an exchange of shots with troops.
1921 Apr 13 Buried South Croxton w Beeby: St John the Baptist
The inquest into Mary Ann McDonagh's death show a bit more (but the map referred to has not survived)
