Regimental number | 209 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Eurelia, South Australia |
School | Riverton Public School, South Australia |
Religion | Protestant |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | c/- Mrs J W Anderson, Semaphore Road, Glanville, South Australia |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 27 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 137 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Effie G M Whittaker, c/-Mrs J W Anderson, Semaphore Road, Glanville, South Australia |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Keswick, South Australia |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 32nd Battalion, A Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/49/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from |
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 32nd Battalion |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | *Given name Charles David |
Place of burial | Villers Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row F, Grave I), Fouilloy, France |
Commemoration details | a |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 121 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Charles and Annie WHITTAKER. |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |