WHITELAW, Angus McSween
| Service Number: | 1792 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 February 1915, Stratford, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Briagolong, Victoria, 13 January 1899 |
| Home Town: | Briagolong, Wellington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Briagolong State School |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 25 August 1916, aged 17 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Briagolong Honor Roll, Briagolong State School No 1117 Roll of Honor, Briagolong War Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 15 Feb 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1792, Stratford, Victoria | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1792, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1792, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 25 Aug 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1792, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1792 awm_unit: 24 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-08-25 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Angus McSween WHITELAW was born at Briagolong, Victoria on 13th January, 1899
His parents were Robert WHITELAW and Annie McSWEEN - he was one of 9 children
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Most of his brothers served as follows:
1. Kelvin Clyde WHITELAW (SN 42578) WW2 - Discharged 1944
2. Ivan Cecil WHITELAW (SN 2910) WW1 - Killed in Action in 1918
3. Lionel Islay WHITELAW (SN 1440) WW1 - Returned to Australia in 1916
4. Donald John WHITELAW (SN 1308) WW1 - Returned to Australia in 1918
5. Robert Angus WHITELAW (SN 1003) WW1 - Killed in Action in 1917
6. Kenneth WHITELAW (SN 3446) WW1 - Returned to Australia in 1916
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