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WHITBREAD, Eric Stanley
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3476 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 14 August 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 53rd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Peters, New South Wales, AUSTRALIA, date not yet discovered |
| Home Town: | St Peters (NSW), Inner West Council, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Fitter & Turner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916, age not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 14 Aug 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3476, 3rd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3476, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 19 Feb 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 53rd Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3476, 53rd Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3476 awm_unit: 53rd Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
Private Whitbread was reported Missing in Action on 29 July 1916.
Court of Enquiry held in the Field (2 September 1917) by C.O. 53rd Battalion, deemed Pte Whitbread to have been Killed in Action on 19 July 1916.
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