William Salisbury WHITBREAD

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WHITBREAD, William Salisbury

Service Number:	33
Enlisted:	18 September 1914, Bundaberg, Queensland
Last Rank:	Sergeant
Last Unit:	5th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Kadina, South Australia, 1888
Home Town:	Kadina, Copper Coast, South Australia
Schooling:	Kadina Public School, South Australia
Occupation:	Blacksmith
Died:	Died of wounds, Palestine, 9 November 1917
Cemetery:	Beersheba War Cemetery
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina War Memorial Arch

World War 1 Service

18 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 33, Bundaberg, Queensland
21 Dec 1914:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 33, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '2' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Persic embarkation_ship_number: A34 public_note: ''
21 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 33, 5th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Persic, Sydney
9 Nov 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 33, 5th Light Horse Regiment, Egypt and Palestine - Light Horse and AFC Operations, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 33 awm_unit: 5th Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1917-11-09

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

IT IS HARD TO SAY THY WILL BE DONE IT IS HARD TO SAY ADIEU MOTHER

Sergeant-Farrier WILLIAM SALISBURY WHITBREAD, third son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Whitbread, of Kadina, died on November 9 of wounds received in action in Palestine. He was born in Kadina, and was 29 years old in October. After serving his time as blacksmith with his father he went to Victoria, about five, years ago, and then took a Position on a sugar plantation in North Queensland. He was a member of the Kadina Town Band. He enlisted from Queensland in September, 1914. He wanted to go with the first contingent, but left with the second, and arrived in Cairo on January 27, 1915. He was in the recent fine advance and it was in the latest big battle that he was fatally wounded. His brother, Albert, is with the Expeditionary Force in France.

Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William Salisbury WHITBREAD was born in Kadina, South Australia in 1888

His parents were Charles WHITBREAD & Ellen SMITH

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