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WHITEHEAD, John Herbert
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 25684 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 5th Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Balmain, Sydney New South Wales, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Balmain, Leichhardt, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Petersham Public School |
| Occupation: | Dentist |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Bullecourt, France, 18 May 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt Plot III, Row A, Grave 1 Headstone Inscription "HE DIED THE NOBLEST DEATH A MAN MAY DIE SUCH A DEATH IS IMMORTALITY", Vraucourt Copse Cemetery, Vaulx-Vraucourt, Bullecourt, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jul 1916: | Involvement Gunner, 25684, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '4' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: '' | |
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| 29 Jul 1916: | Embarked Gunner, 25684, 22nd Field Artillery (Howitzer) Brigade, HMAT Orsova, Sydney | |
| 18 May 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 25684, 5th Field Artillery Brigade , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 25684 awm_unit: 5th Australian Field Artillery Brigade awm_rank: Gunner awm_died_date: 1917-05-18 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Daryl Jones
Son of Charles Herbert Osborne and Lydia Mary WHITEHEAD, of 124 Spencer Road, Cremorne, New South Wales. Born at Balmain, New South Wales.