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WHITFORD, Percival
Personal Details
| Service Numbers: | 1768, 1758 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 August 1915, Adelaide |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 50th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Yelta, South Australia, Australia, 19 August 1897 |
| Home Town: | Moonta, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stoker |
| Died: | Natural causes, Whyalla, South Australia, Australia, 18 January 1968, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: |
Whyalla Cemetery, S.A. Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance |
| Memorials: | East Moonta Soldiers' Aid League Roll of Honour, Moonta Corporation of The Town of Moonta Roll of Honour, Moonta District Roll of Honor, Moonta Mines Public School Roll of Honour WW1 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1768, Adelaide | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement Private, 1768, 50th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked Private, 1768, 50th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 7 Jun 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1758, 50th Infantry Battalion, Medically unfit |
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