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WHITTON, Herbert Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2269 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Cobbora, New South Wales, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Cobbora, Warrumbungle Shire, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave, 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
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2269, 53rd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Dubbo, NSW | |
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| 11 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 2269, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Vestalia embarkation_ship_number: A44 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Jul 1916: | Embarked Private, 2269, 53rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Vestalia, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Mary Ann Whitton of Cobbora, NSW
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal