Regimental number | 2979 |
Place of birth | Kapunda, South Australia |
School | Bagot's Gap Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Clare Road, Kapunda, South Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6.75" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Elizabeth Whitbread, Clare Road, Kapunda, South Australia |
Previous military service | Nil |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 10th Battalion, 8th Reinforcement |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 3209A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of burial | Puchevillers Military Cemetery (Row A, Grave No 2), Picardie, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 61 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Allandale North School & District Honor Roll ('For King and Country'). Photo: Peter Dennis |
Family/military connections | Brother: 2439 Pte Leslie John WHITBREAD, 48th Bn, died of wounds, 6 September 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Taken on strength, 10th Bn, Mudros, 25 November 1915. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 27 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 3 April 1916. Wounded in action, 23 July 1916; died of wounds, 44th Casualty Clearing Station, 25 July 1916. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WHITBREAD Edward |