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WHITMARSH, Walter Henry
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1984 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 January 1916, Casula, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 11 April 1891 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Unknown |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Illness, Sydney, 9 November 1961, aged 70 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Sutherland WW1 Memorial Wall |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Jan 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1984, 59th Infantry Battalion, Casula, NSW | |
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| 4 May 1916: | Involvement Private, 1984, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '20' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Lincoln embarkation_ship_number: A17 public_note: '' | |
| 4 May 1916: | Embarked Private, 1984, 59th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Lincoln, Melbourne | |
| 30 Jun 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1984, 59th Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
Walter Henry WHITMARSH was born in Sydney on 11th April, 1891 1891
His parents were John Lloyd Lake WHITMARSH & Florence Emma Lydia BROWN who married in Sydney in 1889
He enlisted in Casula, NSW on 31st January, 1916 and embarked with the 59th Infantry Battalion, 3rd reinforcements from Melbourne on the HMAT Port Lincoln on 4th May, 1916
He was invalided back to Australia due to illness, arriving on 16th May, 1919 and was discharged on 30th June 1919
He married Annie DAVITT in Sydney on 27th December, 1920
Walter died in Sydney on 9th November 1961
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