Ian James WHITTY MiD

Ian James WHITTY MiD Update Details

If you confirm that you want to proceed with the update, this record will be locked for editing by all other users until you have finished. You will have 7 days to complete your changes before they will be automatically submitted.

Do you want to proceed?

Service Number:	6429
Enlisted:	11 August 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	5th Field Artillery Brigade
Born:	Conoble, New South Wales, 17 August 1892
Home Town:	Whitton, Leeton, New South Wales
Schooling:	Xavier College, Melbourne, Victoria
Occupation:	Station overseer
Died:	Car accident (passenger of a drunk driver), Dubbo, New South Wales, 19 August 1948, aged 56 years
Cemetery:	Botany General Cemetery, New South Wales
Memorials:

11 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6429, Melbourne, Victoria
18 Nov 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Driver, 6429, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: ''
18 Nov 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Driver, 6429, 4th Field Artillery Brigade, HMAT Wiltshire, Melbourne
9 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Bombardier, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
11 Nov 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
6 May 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Field Artillery Brigade
15 May 1917:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade
26 Sep 1917:	Wounded Lieutenant, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , Polygon Wood, GSW (left leg)
30 Jun 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant

Help us honour Ian James Whitty's service by contributing information, stories, and images so that they can be preserved for future generations.