William WHITEHEAD

Badge Number: S2756, Sub Branch: Renmark.
S2756

WHITEHEAD, William

Service Numbers: 2728, 85, 4377
Enlisted: Not yet discovered
Last Rank: Private
Last Unit: 32nd Infantry Battalion
Born: Glenburnie, south Australia , 8 September 1878
Home Town: Mount Gambier, Mount Gambier, South Australia
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Salesman
Memorials: Men from Renmark and District Roll of Honor Boards (4)
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Boer War Service

1 Oct 1899: Involvement Private, 85, 1st South Australian Mounted Rifles
1 Oct 1899: Involvement Lance Corporal, 2728, 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse

World War 1 Service

7 Nov 1916: Involvement Private, 4377, 32nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Afric embarkation_ship_number: A19 public_note: ''
7 Nov 1916: Embarked Private, 4377, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Afric, Adelaide
11 Nov 1918: Involvement Private, 4377

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Biography

Previously served three years in Mount Gambier Infantry, South Australia

Also served as Lance Corporal 4th Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse.

Enlisted AIF 2 October 1916 as reinforcement for 32nd Battalion, returned to Australia 20 June 1919,  discharged Adelaide September 1919.