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WHITTAM, Richard Aaron
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7478 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 July 1915, Enlisted at Brisbane |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Lindal, Dalton, England, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Miner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 1 June 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Erquinghem-Lys Churchyard Extension Plot 1, Row J, Grave 3 Rev. W.H. Pitt-Owen officiated |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 7478, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Enlisted at Brisbane | |
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| 18 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Gunner, 7478, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
| 1 Jun 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Gunner, 7478, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , KIA |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Matthew and Rebecca Whittam of Armstrong Road, Charters Towers, QLD
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Gunner Whittam's birth was registered as:
Births Jun 1887 WHITTAM Aaron Ulverston 8e 814
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