WHITTAKER, Ernest William
| Service Number: | 1813 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 January 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Manchester, England, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Jetsonville, Dorset, Tasmania |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Cook |
| Died: | Death attributed to War Service, Launceston General Hospital, Launceston, Tas., 17 June 1939 |
| Cemetery: |
Ellesmere Cemetery |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 7 Jan 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1813, 13th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 17 Mar 1915: | Involvement Private, 1813, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Mar 1915: | Embarked Private, 1813, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Shropshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
LATE MR. WILLIAM WHITTAKER
The death of Mr. William Whittaker, of Jetsonville, occurred on Saturday in the Launceston General Hospital. Deceased was well known in the Scottsdale district, and leaves a widow and three children — two sons and a daughter. He served in the Great War and was a member of the 13th Battalion, A.I.F. The burial took place yesterday afternoon at the Ellesmere Cemetery, the service at the gravside being conducted by Mr. J. S. Forward, of Launceston. A number of returned soldiers attended, and at the close of the service dropped a red poppy of remembrance innto the grave. 'The Last Post' was sounded by Mr. Wilfred Harris.