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WHITINGTON, Frank Lancelot
| Service Number: | 3320 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Willunga, South Australia, Australia, 13 March 1898 |
| Home Town: | Broken Hill, Broken Hill Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Kings Park, South Australia, 6 November 1983, aged 85 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia |
| Memorials: | Willunga War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 9 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, 3320 | |
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| 27 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 3320, 10th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 27 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 3320, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide | |
| 26 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3320, 50th Infantry Battalion, Arrived at France | |
| 18 Aug 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion, Temporary | |
| 13 Sep 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Private, 50th Infantry Battalion, Demoted to Private for hon efficiency | |
| 29 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Mar 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3320, 50th Infantry Battalion, The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line | |
| 2 Apr 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3320, 50th Infantry Battalion, Attack on Noreuil | |
| 26 Sep 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3320, 50th Infantry Battalion, Polygon Wood, Battle of Polygon Woods | |
| 20 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3320, 50th Infantry Battalion, Defending River Ancre | |
| 5 Apr 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 3320, 50th Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3320, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 3320, 50th Infantry Battalion | |
| 3 Jul 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, 3320, 50th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Peter Cates
Frank Whitington was born in Willunga and was a single man aged 18 years when he enlisted in Adelaide on 09 August 1915.
He embarked on 27 October 1915 with the 12th/10th Infantry Battalion Reinforcements, but was transferred to 50th Battallion on 26 February 1916. Frank finally arrived in France via Egypt on 12 June 1916 and was promoted to Lance Corporal in December the same year. In January 1917, he suffered a hernia injury and required hospital treatment.
On 18 April 1919, Frank married Janet Robertson in Edinburgh's St Giles, All Saints Church. They both returned to Ausralia on 20 August 1919. Frank lived in Kings Park where he died on 6 November 1983, aged 85 years. Frank's brother William also served during the War.
Exerpt from the book, "A Picture of Fortitude" with approval by The Willunga Recreation Park.