Charles Edward WHITLEY

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WHITLEY, Charles Edward

Service Number:	36684
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	Field Artillery Brigades
Born:	Not yet discovered
Home Town:	Not yet discovered
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Not yet discovered
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World War 1 Service

5 Nov 1917:	Involvement Driver, 36684, Field Artillery Brigades, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Sydney embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: ''
5 Nov 1917:	Embarked Driver, 36684, Field Artillery Brigades, HMAT Port Sydney, Sydney

Charles Edward Whitley

Charles suffered from Gas Warfare whilst fighting in WW1 and was sent to England to recover before returning to the Front.
When he returned to Australia he married and had five children. Unfortunately his wife died with the birth of her fifth child and, just a year later, Charles died as a result of the damage to his lungs from the Gas in the War.
On his deathbed he wed a young woman who took responsibility for the 5 children and raised them with the aid of Legacy.
Two of Charles' sons signed up for WW2, and his third child, Leonard, paid the Supreme Sacrifice in New Guinea.

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