William Bickerton WHITEHEAD

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WHITEHEAD, William Bickerton

Service Number:	925
Enlisted:	28 September 1914
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	13th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Hyde, Cheshire, England, 10 November 1880
Home Town:	Paddington, Woollahra, New South Wales
Schooling:	Unknown
Occupation:	Clerk
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, 23 May 1915, aged 34 years
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot III,Row F,Grave 3
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

28 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 925
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Private, 925, 13th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Private, 925, 13th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Stephen Brooks

William Bickerton Whitehead came out to Australia aged 30, formerly a Grenadier Guard, served for 5 years. He was an original member of H Company of the 13th Battalion, and left Australia with the first Australians in December 1914. He served at the Landing, before being killed in action on the 23 May 1915.

Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William Bickerton WHITEHEAD was born in Hyde in Cheshire on 10th November, 1880

His parents were Holt WHITEHEAD & Sarah Ann BICKERTON who married in Cheshire, UK on 6th April 1874

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