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WHITEOAK, Harry Maitland
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 7911 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 June 1915, Enlisted in Melbourne |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Field Ambulance |
| Born: | Collingwood, Victoria, Australia, 1887 |
| Home Town: | Preston, Darebin, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Joiner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 5 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" VILLERS-BRETONNEUX MEMORIAL , Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7911, Enlisted in Melbourne | |
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| 11 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 7911, 1st Australian General Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Nestor embarkation_ship_number: A71 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 7911, 1st Australian General Hospital, HMAT Nestor, Melbourne | |
| 5 May 1917: | Involvement Corporal, 7911, 2nd Field Ambulance, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 7911 awm_unit: 2nd Australian Field Ambulance awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-05-05 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of W. George and Agnes Whiteoak of 'Hillview', Cawley Street, Preston, Victoria; brother of Percy Robert Whiteoak MM who returned to Australia on 6 June 1918 after serving with the 6th Field Ambulance
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in Senior Cadets for 2 years; 8 months in 28th Light Horse Regiment, and was still serving in the Citizen Military Forces at the time of enlistment
Served a 6 year apprenticeship with J. Moore & Son, Timber Merchants of South Melbourne
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