Loudon WHITMILL

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Service Number:	2016
Enlisted:	21 October 1915, Place of Enlistment Dubbo, New South Wales.
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	54th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia, 1 February 1890
Home Town:	Dubbo, Dubbo Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	State School, Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
Occupation:	Grazier
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 26 September 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	New Irish Farm Cemetery Section XXXIV, Row A, Grave No 19.,
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bathurst War Memorial Carillon, Parkes & District Cenotaph, Parkes District Roll of Honor, Parkes Remembrance Walk, Peak Hill War Memorial, Peak Hill and District Great War Roll of Honor

21 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2016, 54th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment Dubbo, New South Wales.
23 Jun 1916:	Involvement Private, 2016, 54th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '19' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: ''
23 Jun 1916:	Embarked Private, 2016, 54th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Barambah, Sydney
4 Sep 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 54th Infantry Battalion, Acting Sergeant
10 Oct 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion, Reverts to Lance Corporal from Temporary Sergeant.
25 Mar 1917:	Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 54th Infantry Battalion
26 Sep 1917:	Involvement Corporal, 2016, 54th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2016 awm_unit: 54th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-09-26

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