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WHITEFORD, Robert Daniel
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2655 |
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| Enlisted: | 30 September 1916, Mackay, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
| Born: | Eton, Queensland, 8 October 1892 |
| Home Town: | Benholme, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Stockman |
| Died: | Natural causes, Mackay, Queensland, 5 September 1977, aged 84 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mount Bassett Cemetery, Mackay, Qld |
| Memorials: | Eton War Memorial, Mackay Old Town Hall Honour Roll, Walkerston Pioneer War Memorial Hall Honour Roll 1914-1918 |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 30 Sep 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2655, Mackay, Queensland | |
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| 17 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2655, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: '' | |
| 17 Nov 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2655, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Kyarra, Brisbane | |
| 31 Jul 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2655, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, GSW (right leg) | |
| 30 Mar 1918: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 2655, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Dernancourt/Ancre, 2nd occasion (shell wound) | |
| 9 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 2655, 3rd Machine Gun Battalion |
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