Regimental number | 3647 |
Place of birth | South Melbourne, Victoria |
Other Names | Victor Harold |
School | State School, South Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Greengrocer |
Address | 4 Berry Street, Seddon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Height | 5' 8.25" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Mr Harry Whelan, 4 Berry Street, Seddon, Melbourne, Victoria |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 24th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/41/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A19 Afric on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 60th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of death or wounding | Flers, France |
Age at death | 22 |
Place of burial | No known grave |
Commemoration details | V.C. Corner (No 23), Australian Cemetery, France. |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 171 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: George and Mary C WHELAN |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Admitted to No 1 Australian General Hospital, Heliopolis, 21 February 1916 (appendicitis); transferred to Australian Convalescent Depot, Helouan, 6 March 1916; discharged to unit, 31 March 1916. Taken on strength, 8th Australian Field Ambulance, Outpost Road Head, 21 April 1916 (exhaustion); discharged to unit, and rejoined Bn, Duntroon Plateau, 30 April 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 18 June 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 29 June 1916. Reported Missing, 19 July 1916. Court of Enquiry, held in the field, 4 August 1917, pronounced fate as 'Killed in Action, 19 July 1916'. Note, Red Cross File No 2910906: 'No trace Germany[.] Cert. by Capt. Mills 10-10-19.' Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WHELAN Victor
Red Cross File No 2910906 |