Regimental number | 181 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Newcastle, New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Cleaner, Railway Department |
Address | Howden Street, Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 20 |
Next of kin | Father, Charles S Whitehead, Howden Street, Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Previous military service | 4th Australian Army Medical Corps |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 1st Field Ambulance, C Squadron |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 26/44/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A14 Euripides on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Field Ambulance |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 563 Sergeant Edward WHITEHEAD, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 16 June 1919. |
Other details |
War service: proceeded to Gallipoli, 5 April 1915. Admitted to hospital, Gallipoli, 8 August 1915; disembarked at Alexandria from hospital, 9 August 1915. Transferred from 1st Field Ambulance to 3rd Bn, Gallipoli, 18 December 1915. Proceeded from Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 23 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, 28 March 1916. Admitted to hospital with influenza, 18 September 1917; transferred to England, 26 September 1917; rejoined 1st Field Ambulance, 16 January 1918. Commenced return to Australia, 23 October 1918; disembarked, 23 December 1918; discharged, 22 February 1919. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Place of burial | Beresfield, New South Wales (cremated) |