Regimental number | 2018 |
Place of birth | Colac, Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Plumber |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Agnes Whitson, Pollock Street, Colac, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 21st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/38/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 24th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Photo: Ian Marr |
Family/military connections | Father: 5251 Corporal Alexander Douglas WHITSON, 5251 Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 23 May 1917. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 67 |
Place of burial | Colac Cemetery, Victoria |