Regimental number | 19696 |
Place of birth | Mossgiel New South Wales |
School | Xavier College, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Stockman |
Address | Malvern Hill Station, Blackall, Queensland |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, M Whitty, Ballandry Station, Whitton, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | Field Artillery Brigade 8, Battery 29 |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 13/36/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Busigny Communal Cemetery (Plot III, Row A, Grave No 1), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 15 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Michael George and Ivie Campbell WHITTY |
Family/military connections | Brother: [6429] Lt Ian James WHITTY, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, returned to Australia, 28 March 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |