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Rupert Charles McWHINNEY

Regimental number360
Place of birthMelbourne Victoria
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationLabourer
AddressAuburn, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, Henry Jas McWhinney, 24 Invermay Grove, Auburn, Melbourne, Victoria
Enlistment date24 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name37th Battalion, A Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/54/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A34 Persic on 3 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll37th Battalion
Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 31 October 1917
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 February 1981

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