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WHITEHURST, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 456 |
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| Enlisted: | 28 September 1914, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 13th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Tunstall, England, 1885 |
| Home Town: | Lithgow, Lithgow, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Printer |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, 19th General Hospital, Alexandria, Egypt, 6 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Alexandria (Chatby) Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Egypt Row C, Grave 17 Rev. A.V. C. Hordern officiated, Chatby Military and War Memorial Cemetery, Alexandria, Egypt |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 28 Sep 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 456, 13th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rosehill, NSW | |
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| 22 Dec 1914: | Involvement Private, 456, 13th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Dec 1914: | Embarked Private, 456, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of James and Mary Whitehurst of 9 Biddulph Street, Tunstall, England. Brother of Edna Whitehurst of Tunstall, England and James Whitehurst of 9 Biddulph Street, Tunstall, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Served an apprenticeship with Makins of Tunstall, England
He had previously been employed as a Potter while living in England and an Ironworker while overseas