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WHITEHEAD, Clarence Cecil
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 26755 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 March 1916, Enlisted at Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Natimuk, Victoria, Australia, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Yannathan, Cardinia, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Belgium, 30 October 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Panel 7 - Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lang Lang & District Great War Honor Roll, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient), Yannathan Roll of Honor |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 4 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 26755, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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| 7 Sep 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 26755, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Sep 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 26755, 23rd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Port Sydney, Melbourne | |
| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 26755, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 26755 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-10-30 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Charles and Jenny Margaret W. Whitehead of Cora Lynn, Garfield, Victoria
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal