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WHITFORD, Richard
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2942 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Mt Egerton, Victoria, AUSTRALIA, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | Norseman, Dundas, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Princess Royal State School |
| Occupation: | Fireman |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 11 April 1917, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kalgoorlie St John's Anglican Church Honour Roll, Norseman District Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 17 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2942, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 2942, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 2942, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Hororata, Fremantle |
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