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Wilfred David WHITEHEAD

Regimental number3954
Place of birth'Lighthouse', Towong, New South Wales
SchoolTowong State School, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationGrazier
AddressMrs Sarah A Morgan, 3 Claremont Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation23
Next of kinFather, William Whitehead, Towong, Victoria
Enlistment date6 September 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/3
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on 8 February 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll23rd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 3 October 1917
Age at death from cemetery records25
Place of burialPerth Cemetery (China Wall) (Plot VI, Row B, Grave No 5), nr Ieper, Belgium
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
100
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Commemorated on Tumbarumba Roll of Honour ('Advance Australia'), Tumbarumba, New South Wales. Parents: William and Jane WHITEHEAD.
Family/military connectionsBrother: 3963 Pte Albert Meadows WHITEHEAD, 23rd Bn, killed in action, 20 March 1917.
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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