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Simon Sydney WHITEHEAD

Regimental number1896
Place of birthTooma, New South Wales
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrazier
Address27 Merton Street, Albert Park, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation45
Next of kinBrother, Richard Arthur Whitehead, Laceby South via Wangaratta, Victoria
Enlistment date18 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll8 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name8th Light Horse Regiment, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number10/13/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A44 Vestalia on 18 January 1916
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Division Ammunition Column
FateReturned to Australia 5 April 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: Thomas and Jane WHITEHEAD. Plaque in Victorian Garden of Remembrance.
Other detailsMedals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death15 June 1940
Age at death70
Place of burialAlbury Cemetery, New South Wales

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