William Tait (William Tate) MACWHIRTER

MACWHIRTER, William Tait (William Tate)

Service Number: 19
Enlisted: 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance
Born: Glasgow, Scotland, 1892
Home Town: Kurrajong Heights, Hawkesbury, New South Wales
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Orchardist
Died: Illness (Dysentery), At sea (HS Galeka), 6 November 1915
Cemetery: No known grave - "Known Unto God"
memorial reference: 69., Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing
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World War 1 Service

24 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 19, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney
23 Sep 1914: Involvement Private, 19, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Southern embarkation_ship_number: A27 public_note: ''
23 Sep 1914: Embarked Private, 19, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, HMAT Southern, Sydney
7 May 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, In the field
12 Aug 1915: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, In the field
6 Nov 1915: Involvement Sergeant, 19, 1st Light Horse Field Ambulance, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 19 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Field Ambulance awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1915-11-06

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Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon

Son of William and Elizabeth Hay MacWhirter, of Eversley, Watford, England. 

Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Medals:  1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal