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Charles WHITLEY

Regimental number7333
Place of birthSutton Forest, New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationButcher
AddressEnfield, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation44.9
Height5' 9.5"
Weight150 lbs
Next of kinWife, Mrs F.A. Whitley, 'Hillcote,' Park Road, Burwood, Sydney, New South Wales
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date15 January 1917
Place of enlistmentAshfield, New South Wales
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name2nd Battalion, 24th Reinforcement
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on 10 February 1917
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal RollDental Corps
FateReturned to Australia 8 August 1918
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Photo: Robert and Sandra Crofts
Discharge date2 November 1918
Other details

War service: Western Front

Commenced return to Australia on board HT 'Carpentaria', 8 August 1918; discharged (medically unfit: senility), Sydney, 2 November 1918.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death1 June 1926
Age at death55
Place of burialSt Thomas Cemetery (Section D Grave 26), Enfield, New South Wales
SourcesNAA: B2455, WHITLEY Charles

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