Regimental number | 5104 |
Place of birth | Alberton Victoria |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Gardener |
Address | Church Street, Yarram South Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Mary Jane Whitford, Church Street, Yarram South Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 13th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | 2nd Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Anzac Provost Corps |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brother: 5103 Pte Albert Henry WHITFORD, 21st Bn, killed in action, 20 March 1917; Cousins: 645 Pte William Henry SWEENEY, 8th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 24 June 1916; 1449 Pte Cornelius James SWEENEY, 15th Bn, killed in action, 11 April 1917; 451 Pte Patrick Joseph SWEENEY, 8th Light Horse Regiment, killed in action, 7 August 1915; 3362 Pte George Edward JEFFS, 6th Bn, killed in action, 12 December 1916. |