WHELAN, John Joseph
| Service Numbers: | 1105, 1952 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1914, 1 year 15 Battalion A.I.F. 3 yrs Force Lesusia Discharged medically unfit |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 15th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Richmond, Tasmania, Australia , 1 March 1892 |
| Home Town: | Williamstown, Hobsons Bay, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Shipping clerk |
| Died: | War related illness, Williamstown, Victoria Australia, 10 April 1919, aged 27 years |
| Cemetery: |
Williamstown (General) Cemetery, Victoria, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Minyip Laen State School No 1799 Great European War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1105, 15th Infantry Battalion, 1 year 15 Battalion A.I.F. 3 yrs Force Lesusia Discharged medically unfit | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 1105, 17th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 1105, 17th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Jun 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1952, 40th Infantry Battalion | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 1952, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Hobart | |
| 8 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 1952, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Hobart embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: '' | |
| 10 Apr 1919: | Involvement Private, 1105, 15th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1105 awm_unit: 15th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1919-04-10 |
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From How We Served
The final resting place for; - 1105 & 1952 Private John Joseph Whelan of Williamstown, Victoria had been employed as a shipping clerk when he first enlisted for War Service on the 23rd of September 1914 and was allocated to the 15th Battalion 1st AIF.
John was embarked for Egypt but was deemed medically unfit by the end of April and was returned to Australia, where he took his discharge in Hobart, Tasmania on the 15th of July 1915. On the 19th of June 1916 John again presented himself for enlistment at Claremont, Tasmania and was allocated to reinforcements for the 40th Battalion 1st AIF, and by the 8th of August he was being shipped to England for further training, where he arrived on the 30th of September 1916.
Taken on strength with his Battalion, John entered the trenches at the end of November, and remained on duty until he was evacuated sick with influenza on the 2nd of January 1917 but was back with his Unit five days later, and continued his service until he was again evacuated with influenza on the 17th of July. Following his hospitalization, he was sent back to England where he arrived on the 27th of September, and was placed into convalesce at Weymouth.
Moved to Hurdcott on the 29th of October, it was considered that John was deemed as no longer fit for active service and he was sent for further convalesces at Sutton Veney on the 19th of February 1918 where he would remain until he was made ready for his repatriation back to Australia due to suffering debility.
John departed England on the 15th of April and arrived back on the 12th of June and received his second discharge from the 1st AIF whilst in Melbourne on the 19th of July 1918.
John’s with his premature death occurred at his family home in Williamstown on the 10th of April 1919, and following his passing at the age of 28, Private John Whelan was formally interred within Williamstown Cemetery, Victoria.
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