WHITEFORD, Richard Charles
| Service Number: | 2843 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 May 1918, Perth |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | Railway Unit (AIF) |
| Born: | Northam, Western Australia, Australia, 30 March 1899 |
| Home Town: | Cottesloe, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Northam State School |
| Occupation: | Fitter and Turner |
| Died: | Natural causes, Plantagenet, Western Australia, Australia, 1967 |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
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World War 1 Service
| 20 May 1918: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2843, Railway Unit (AIF), Perth | |
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| 5 Oct 1918: | Involvement Private, 2843, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: SS Zealandic embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1918: | Embarked Private, 2843, Railway Unit (AIF), SS Zealandic, Melbourne | |
| 23 Jul 1919: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2843, Railway Unit (AIF), HT Main, London for return to Australia - arriving 27 September 1919 | |
| 27 Sep 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2843, Railway Unit (AIF) |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Michael Silver
Private Richard Charles Whiteford (2843), the oldest for four children of Charles and Emily Whiteford, 9 Napier Street, Cottesloe. He was born on 30th March 1899 at Northam and educated at the State School, Northam.
He enlisted in January 1918, but owing to the fact that he was under age he was debarred from entering camp until 5 May 1918 and then only for service with the Railway Corps. He was transferred to Melbourne and embarked on 5 October for England - arriving on 5 December 1918.
Private Whiteford sailed for France on 30 January 1919 but became seriously ill with bronchitis and influenza.
He returned to Australia in the SS Main on 28 September 1919.
Source: Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire.
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