Edward Percy WHITFIELD

WHITFIELD, Edward Percy

    Service Number: 652
    Enlisted: 19 August 1914, Enlisted at Eastern Hill, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 6th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Mitiamo, Victoria, Australia, 1894
    Home Town: Carlton, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Terrick South State School, and Melbourne High School, Victoria, Australia
    Occupation: Public Servant
    Died: Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 16 June 1915
    Cemetery: Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli
    Plot 11, Row C, Grave 8 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of our dear son EM. & R. Whitfield Terrick south, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mitiamo Honour Roll, Mitiamo Terrick South State School No 2006 Honor Roll, Mitiamo War Memorial
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    World War 1 Service

    19 Aug 1914: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 652, 6th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Eastern Hill, Victoria
    19 Oct 1914: Involvement Private, 652, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
    19 Oct 1914: Embarked Private, 652, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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    Biography contributed by Carol Foster

    Address at the time of enlistment was 472 Lygon Street, Carlton, Victoria

    Son of Edward Matthew and Rosetta Whitfield of Terrick South, Victoria

    Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Vicory Medal

    Also served in the Citizen Military Forces

    At the time of enlistment he was eployed as a clerk in the Mines Department and prior to that he worked as a school teacher

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