Regimental number | 2465 |
Place of birth | Yandoit, Victoria |
School | State School, Ballarat, Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Driver |
Address | 308 Highett Street, Richmond West, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Christina Whidburn, 308 Highett Street, Richmond West, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Pioneer Battalion, Reinforcement 4 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 14/14/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A32 Themistocles on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 2nd Pioneer Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Surname spelt WHIDBORNE |
Place of death or wounding | Menin Road, Ypres Belgium |
Age at death | 36 |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 173 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: James and Christina WHIDBURN. |
Family/military connections | Brother-in-Law: Major |