Regimental number | 7133 |
Place of birth | Perth Western Australia |
Religion | Roman Catholic |
Occupation | Postman |
Address | East Perth, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 32 |
Next of kin | Brother, James Henry Wiffen, on active service |
Enlistment date | |
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 21st Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/4 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Albany, Western Australia, on board HMAT A16 Port Melbourne on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 16th Battalion |
Fate | Died of disease |
Place of burial | Etretat Churchyard Extension, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 81 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Commemorated on Postmaster General's Department Roll of Honour, Commonwealth of Australia Building, Perth, Western Australia. Dedicated to 'Officers from Western Australia who gave their lives in the Great War 1914-1918'. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |