Regimental number | 692 |
Place of birth | Kerang Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Watchmaker |
Address | Kerang, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 22 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs R Whitelaw, Kerang, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 38th Battalion, B Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/55/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A54 Runic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 38th Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 130 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated in Kerang Cemetery, Victoria. Photo: Kent Fedorowich. Father: William Smelly WHITELAW |
Family/military connections | Brother: [3943] 2nd Lt Francis Frederick WHITELAW, 29th Bn, died of wounds, 10 August 1918. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |