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WHAMOND, John Aleric
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 863 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Not yet discovered |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 863, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Orvieto embarkation_ship_number: A3 public_note: '' | |
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| 21 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 863, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orvieto, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Aubrey Bairstow
James (John) Whamond was a 28 year old hairdresser who enlisted in the AIF in August 1914. He stated that he had had 6 years prior service in the school cadets. He embarked in October of that years and under took training in Egypt.
He arrived at Gallipoli in May 1915 and at some stage that month fell from a cliff and injured his back whilst coming in from the firing line. The injuries sustained caused him to be returned to Australia and he and his wife and children received a pension.
He is believed to have died in Victoria in 1960.