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WHITTLE, Eric Arthur
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 7565, 7666 |
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| Enlisted: | 14 October 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 40th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Evandale, Tasmania, Australia, 30 March 1893 |
| Home Town: | Penguin, Central Coast, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in action, France, 31 August 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7565, 12th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 14 Jun 1917: | Involvement Private, 7666, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 14 Jun 1917: | Embarked Private, 7666, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Sydney | |
| 31 Aug 1918: | Involvement Private, 7565, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7565 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1918-08-31 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Stephen Brooks
His parents were Edward and Rose Anna Whittle of Penguin, Tasmania. His father Edward enlisted at over 50 years of age and served with the Australian Remount Unit in Egypt. His brother 3194 Lance Corporal Charles George Whittle, 52nd Battalion AIF, was awarded the Military Medal and returned to Australia wounded in 1917.
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