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WHITTLE, Arthur Gilbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 847 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 September 1914, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Geraldton, Western Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Fremantle, Fremantle, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Fremantle State School, Western Australia |
| Occupation: | Coachbuilder |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Dardenelles, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Plot 1, Row G, Grave 1 Headstone inscription reads: Too far away your grave to see but no too far to think of Thee, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Fremantle Fallen Sailors & Soldiers Memorial, Geraldton Cathedral of the Holy Cross and Honour Roll, Geraldton District Great War Honour Roll, Geraldton Western Australian Government Railways & Tramways Roll of Honour, Northam Fallen |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 847, 11th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Blackboy Hill, WA | |
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| 2 Nov 1914: | Involvement Private, 847, 11th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1914: | Embarked Private, 847, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John and Jemima Hannah Whittle of Geraldton, WA
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served his apprenticeship with D. White & Co, of Perth, WA
Also served in the Citizen Military Forces