WHITEHAIR, William Aloysius
| Service Number: | 18766 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 January 1916, Marrickville, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Shoeing-Smith |
| Last Unit: | 7th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Surry Hills, Sydney, NSW, 29 December 1895 |
| Home Town: | Waverley, Waverley, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers' College Waverley |
| Occupation: | Compositor Sydney Morning Herald |
| Died: | Natural Causes, 26 November 1972, aged 76 years, place of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Woronora Memorial Park, Sutherland, New South Wales Wall of Mem Svcs AIF BB Old, 0093 |
| Memorials: | Sydney Morning Herald and Sydney Mail Record of War Service |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Shoeing-Smith, 18766, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, Marrickville, NSW | |
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| 11 May 1916: | Involvement 18766, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Argyllshire embarkation_ship_number: A8 public_note: '' | |
| 11 May 1916: | Embarked 18766, 7th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Argyllshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Youngest son of William Joseph Whitehear, 'Melrose' Bayview Avenue, Waverley, NSW, William was born at Surry Hills on December 29, 1895 and was educated at the Christian Brothers' College, Waverley. He joined the composing department of the Sydney Morning Herald as an apprentice in 1911.
Volunteering in December, 1915, he enlisted in the Field Artillery as a Gunner, subsequently becoming a Driver. After undergoing training in England, he went to France in December 1916, and saw fighting at Armentieres, Ploegsteert, Messines and Ypres, being wounded in action there. Rejoining his battery in November 1917, he returned to Ploegsteert, and took his share in the fighting associated with the last German offensive and the subsequent Allied advance, one of the hottest battles in which he participated being that of Hamel. He served until the signing of the armistice.
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