William Broomfield WHITELAW

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WHITELAW, William Broomfield

Service Number:	4943
Enlisted:	12 January 1916, Laverton, Western Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	16th Infantry Battalion (WW1)
Born:	Yetholm, Scotland, 1872
Home Town:	Laverton, Laverton, Western Australia
Schooling:	Yetholm School, Scotland
Occupation:	Gold miner/School teacher
Died:	Died of Wounds (POW of Germany), Caudry, France, 8 September 1916
Cemetery:	Caudry Old Communal Cemetery, Nord Pas de Calais, France, Caudry Old Communal Cemetery, Caudry, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ballarat Australian Ex-Prisoners of War Memorial, Kings Park Western Australia State War Memorial

World War 1 Service

12 Jan 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4943, Laverton, Western Australia
1 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 4943, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
1 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 4943, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Ulysses, Fremantle
31 Aug 1916:	Imprisoned Battle for Pozières

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Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen

William Broomfield WHITELAW was born in 1872 in Yetholm, Roxburgshire Shire, Scotland

His parents were George WHITELAW & Mary BROOMFIELD

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