William Arthur WHITTLE

WHITTLE, William Arthur

    Service Number: 480
    Enlisted: 27 August 1914, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    Last Rank: Trooper
    Last Unit: 1st Light Horse Regiment
    Born: Yetmister, Dorset, England, United Kingdom, 1893
    Home Town: Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales
    Schooling: Yetmister Public School, Dorset, England
    Occupation: Farmer
    Died: Killed in Action, Monash Valley, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 18 May 1915
    Cemetery: Quinn's Post Cemetery, ANZAC
    Row C, Grave 11 Rev. E.N. Merrington officiated, Quinn's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    27 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 480, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW
    20 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 480, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
    20 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 480, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney
    18 May 1915: Involvement Trooper, 480, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 480 awm_unit: 1 Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-18

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Arrived in Australia aged 19 years

    Address at time of enlistment was C/- E. Gastrell of Molong Road, Orange, NSW

    Son of John Robert and Hester Ada Whittle of 'The Shack', North Wootton, Sherborne, Dorset, England

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

    Before coming to Australia he served with the West Yeomanry Regiment

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