Regimental number | 5233 |
Place of birth | Tarnagulla Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | Commercial Road, Tarnagulla, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, Mr J Whimpey, Commercial Road, Tarnagulla, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 7th Battalion, 16th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/24/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A23 Suffolk on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 57th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Listed on MUIOOF [Manchester Unity Independent Order of Oddfellows] Loyal Garibaldi Honor Roll ('For King and Country'), Tarnagulla, Victoria. |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 5234 Pte Arthur Edgar WHIMPEY, 57th Bn, returned to Australia, 15 May 1919; 2013 Pte William Claude WHIMPEY, 23rd Bn, killed in action, 3 May 1917; 19285 Sapper Herbert WHIMPEY, 8th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 16 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |