WHITEFORD, William Jeffreys
| Service Number: | 8688 |
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| Enlisted: | 2 July 1915, Keswick, South Australia, australia |
| Last Rank: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Unit: | 21st Army Service Corps |
| Born: | Mile End, South Australia, Australia, 16 December 1889 |
| Home Town: | Torrensville, South Australia |
| Schooling: | School of Mines, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Draughtsman, SAR |
| Memorials: | Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, New Thebarton Lodge No 23 U.A.O.D. Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 2 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Keswick, South Australia, australia | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, 8688, 21st Army Service Corps, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, 8688, 21st Army Service Corps, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Adelaide Botanic High School
William Jeffreys Whiteford was born on the 16th of December 1889 in Mile End, South Australia. He lived with his mother Martha Jane Whiteford in Torrensville, South Australia.
Later in his life he attended the School of Mines and started his job as a draughtsman. He worked for a while and then on the 2nd of July 1915 one year after the war had begun he enlisted at Keswick, South Australia at the age of 26.
He was a part of the 21st Army Service Corps who went to Egypt and fought on the Western Front. They embarked on the 23rd November 1915, from the Port Melbourne on the Melbourne HMAT Ceramic. He was promoted to 2nd Lieutenant & Staff Sergeant.
Resources:
- Australian War Memorial
- Memories.com.au
- Imperial War Museums
- Virtual War Memorial
- AIF Project
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