Regimental number | 3954 |
Place of birth | 'Lighthouse', Towong, New South Wales |
School | Towong State School, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Grazier |
Address | Mrs Sarah A Morgan, 3 Claremont Street, South Yarra, Melbourne, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, William Whitehead, Towong, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 23rd Battalion, 9th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A69 Warilda on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 23rd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Age at death from cemetery records | 25 |
Place of burial | Perth 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 connections | Brother: 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 |