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WHITNEY, John Allan Jacob
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 141 |
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| Enlisted: | 22 August 1914, Ballarat, Vic. |
| Last Rank: | Lance Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 8th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bealiba,Victoria, Australia., 1881 |
| Home Town: | Linton, Golden Plains, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farrier, Shoeing Smith and motor mechanic |
| Died: | Merbein, Victoria, Australia., 18 May 1946, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Merbein Public Cemetery, Victoria |
| Memorials: | Linton Methodist Sunday School Roll of Honour, Linton Old Lintonians Association Roll of Honor, Linton Presbyterian Church Roll of Honour, Linton St Paul's Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 22 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 141, 8th Infantry Battalion, Ballarat, Vic. | |
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| 19 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 141, 8th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Melbourne | |
| 19 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 141, 8th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: '' | |
| 28 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 8th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 May 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 141, 8th Infantry Battalion, G.S.W. Hand & Arm | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 141, 8th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, G.S.W. Head with Fractured Skull | |
| 10 Feb 1916: | Discharged AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 141, 8th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Jane Maria WHITNEY, Linton Vic.
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