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WHITEHILL, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 6098 |
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| Enlisted: | 23 February 1916, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Liverpool, England, 1889 |
| Home Town: | Petersham, Marrickville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Polygon Wood, Belgium, 18 September 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Originally buried at Polygon Wood but grave was later lost. Killed outright by a piece of shell hitting him in the forehead, Menin Gate Memorial, Ypres, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient) |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 23 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6098, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Sydney, NSW | |
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| 22 Aug 1916: | Involvement Private, 6098, 2nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 22 Aug 1916: | Embarked Private, 6098, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Address at the time of enlistment was 69 Station Street, Petersham, NSW
Next of kin given as his brother Robert Whitehill of 49 Bedford Road, Walton, Liverpool, England. Later altered to his sister Mary Wilson of 19 Ruth Street, Bolton, England
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal