WHITFORD, Alexander
| Service Number: | 2073 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 January 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Wollongong, Wollongong, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Wollongong District School |
| Occupation: | Telegraphist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Lone Pine Cemetery, ANZAC Special Memorial, Row C, Grave 76 Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out, Lone Pine Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Haymarket NSW Government Railway and Tramway Honour Board, Wagga Wagga Victory Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2073, 1st Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2073, 1st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2073, 1st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of George and Margaret Whitford of Wagga Wagga, NSW. Brother of Margaret Whitford, Dorothy J. Whitford, Daisy Whitford, George E. Whitford and Essie M.C. Whitford
Signaller Alick Whitford (killed) was in his 24th year and unmarried. He was a native of Wagga and the elder of two sons of Mr. and Mrs. G. Whitford, Fitzmaurlce Street; Wagga. Educated at Wollongong District School, he afterwards entered the service of the Railway Department, and prior to enlisting was a relieving night officer In the north-western district. He was a keen athlete, and was well known in football and swimming circles. His younger brother is at present in camp at Liverpool.
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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