William Ernest WHATLEY

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WHATLEY, William Ernest

Service Numbers:	286, 2878
Enlisted:	21 August 1914, Citizen Forces
Last Rank:	Driver
Last Unit:	1st Divisional Train
Born:	Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, 8 October 1894
Home Town:	Waratah West, Newcastle, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Labourer
Died:	Cessnock, New South Wales, Australia, 26 June 1971, aged 76 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	Sandgate General Cemetery, Newcastle, NSW Anglican_1; Section 81; Plot 34
Memorials:	Cook's Hill Superior Public School , Cooks Hill St John's Honor Roll, Hamilton Loco Employees Great War Honour Roll, Hamilton Superior Public School Roll of Honour, Tighes's Hill Methodist Church Honour Roll

World War 1 Service

21 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Driver, 286, 1st Divisional Train, Citizen Forces
18 Oct 1914:	Involvement Driver, 286, 1st Divisional Train, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '21' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
18 Oct 1914:	Embarked Driver, 286, 1st Divisional Train, HMAT Afric, Sydney
25 Feb 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Driver, 2878, 1st Divisional Train, 2nd MD

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Biography contributed by Evan Evans

From Gary Mitchell, Sandgate Cemetery

Served during The Great War, resting at Sandgate Cemetery.

Dvr William Ernest Whatley (born 8.10.1894, Newcastle, N.S.W.), eldest son of Dvr James Whatley, labourer from George Street, North Waratah, New South Wales and 5 O'Mara Street, Mayfield East, N.S.W., enlisted 21.8.1914, Divisional Train, No 1 Company, Reg No-286 & 287B, an Original Anzac, RTA 25th December 1918 (Special 1914 Leave), died 26.6.1971, Cessnock, N.S.W., age 76, not officially commemorated) resting same location.

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