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WHITSED, Albert Edward
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 12267 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Driver |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Motor Transport Company |
| Born: | Sutton St. Edmunds, Lincolnshire, England., 1884 |
| Home Town: | Roseville, Ku-ring-gai, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Motor Driver |
| Died: | Accidental Injuries-Fractured Pelvis, France, 23 April 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Etaples Military Cemetery Grave XXIX. L. 6, Etaples Military Cemetery, Etaples, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Jun 1916: | Involvement 12267, 3rd Motor Transport Company, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: '' | |
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| 3 Jun 1916: | Embarked 12267, 3rd Motor Transport Company, HMAT Persic, Melbourne | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 12267, Mechanical Transport Driver | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement Driver, 12267, 12th Field Artillery Brigade , Australian Field Artillery 12th Field Artillery Brigade (Park Section) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Williams was the alias name under which he served-the true family name was Whitsed.
Australian Field Artillery-12th Field Artillery Brigade (Park Section)
Births Sep 1884 Whitsed Albert Edward Holbeach 7a 408.
He was 34 and the son of Edward and Ellen Whitsed.
Sutton St Edmunds is a village and civil parish in the South Holland district of Lincolnshire, England, about 14 miles (23 km) south-east from the town of Spalding.