WILTHEW, Harold William
Service Number: | 356 |
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Enlisted: | 22 July 1915, Rockhampton, Queensland |
Last Rank: | Second Lieutenant |
Last Unit: | 31st Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Balmain, New South Wales, Australia, 7 January 1893 |
Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Traveller |
Died: | Killed In Action, France, 4 November 1916, aged 23 years |
Cemetery: |
AIF Burial Ground, Grass Lane, Flers, France Plot I, Row K, Grave No. 10 |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Petersham Fort Street High School Great War Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
22 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 356, Rockhampton, Queensland | |
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9 Nov 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 356, 31st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
9 Nov 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Corporal, 356, 31st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne | |
4 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 31st Infantry Battalion, 2nd Passchendaele , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 31st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Second Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1916-11-04 |
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Harold William WILTHEW was born in Balmain on 7th January 1893
His parents were William WILTHEW & Mary Ann SAYERS who married in Sydney in 1890
Harold had been promoted to 2nd Lieutenant about 6 weeks before his death, having previously been the Regimental Sergeant Major.
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His brother Kenneth Reginald WILTHEW (SN 1708) also served in WW1 and returned to Australia in 1919