WHELAN, Percival Reginald
| Service Number: | 4638 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 August 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Essendon, Victoria, Australia, July 1876 |
| Home Town: | Malvern East, Stonnington, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Postal Employee |
| Died: | Pneumonia, At sea aboard HMAT Medic, United Kingdom, 3 January 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Buchan South War Memorial, Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4638, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 13 Dec 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 29th Infantry Battalion | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Involvement Private, 4638, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Medic embarkation_ship_number: A7 public_note: '' | |
| 16 Dec 1916: | Embarked Private, 4638, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Medic, Melbourne | |
| 3 Jan 1917: | Involvement Lance Corporal, 4638, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4638 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lance Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-01-03 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Evan Evans
The summary below was completed by Cathy Sedgwick – Facebook “WW1 Australian War Graves in England/UK/Scotland/Ireland
Died on this date – 3rd January…… Percival Reginald Whelan was born at Essendon, Victoria in 1876.
He married Margaret Ada Fuller in 1906 in Victoria.
Percival Reginald Whelan enlisted in the Australian Imperial Force (A.I.F.) on 14th August, 1916 as a 40 year old, married, Postal Employee (according to information supplied for the Roll of Honour he was a Telephone Linesman).
On 13th December, 1916 Private Percival Reginald Whelan was promoted to Lance Corporal.
Private (rank as per Embarkation Roll) Percival Reginald Whelan, Service number 4638, embarked from Melbourne, Victoria on HMAT Medic (A7) on 16th December, 1916 with the 8th Infantry Brigade, 29th Infantry Battalion, 12th Reinforcements.
He was admitted to Ship’s Hospital on 29th December, 1916 with Pneumonia.
Lance Corporal Percival Reginald Whelan died at 5 am on 3rd January, 1917 at Sea on board HMAT Medic (A7) from Pneumonia.
He was buried at Sea from HMAT Medic (A7) on 3rd January, 1917. He is commemorated on the Hollybrook Memorial, Southampton, Hampshire, England as he has no grave. His death is acknowledged by the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
(The above is a summary of my research. The full research can be found by following the link below)
https://ww1austburialsuk.weebly.com/u---w.html
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