Regimental number | 4307 |
Place of birth | Eden, New South Wales |
School | Sisters of Saint Joseph (Catholic) School |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Sleeper cutter |
Address | P O Eden, Eden, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, John Joseph Whelan, P O Eden, Eden, New South Wales |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 11th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Nicholson on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 45th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Bernard James |
Place of death or wounding | France |
Age at death | 23 |
Place of burial | Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot XI, Row E, Grave 2), Fouilloy, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 141 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Joseph and Mary Agnes WHELAN. |
Family/military connections | Brother: Pte 4308 Pte John Patrick WHELAN, 45th Bn, returned to Australia, 21 December 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |