Wesley Frank WHITFIELD

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WHITFIELD, Wesley Frank

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	7 May 1915, Brisbane, Queensland
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	11th Light Horse Regiment
Born:	Birmingham, England, 16 March 1879
Home Town:	Stroud, Great Lakes, New South Wales
Schooling:	King Edward's Grammar School, England
Occupation:	Electrical engineer
Died:	Killed In Action, Palestine, 25 September 1918, aged 39 years
Cemetery:	Haifa War Cemetery, Israel
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Mossman War Memorial, Port Douglas Memorial

World War 1 Service

7 May 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, SN Officer, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Brisbane, Queensland
2 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1
2 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Medic, Brisbane
29 Aug 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 2nd Light Horse Regiment, 'ANZAC' / Gallipoli
1 Mar 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 11th Light Horse Regiment
4 Aug 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 3rd Light Horse Regiment
8 Aug 1918:	Promoted AIF WW1, Captain, 11th Light Horse Regiment
25 Sep 1918:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Megiddo - Syria 1918

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Biography

Wesley Frank WHITFIELD was born in Birmingham, England on 16th March, 1879

His parents were Frank WHITFIELD & Mary Matilda Shoreland FAULKNER who married in England in 1875

He married Mabel Mary LOVE on 22nd April, 1915 in Brisbane - one son Alan born in NSW in 1916

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His son Alan WHITFIELD was a Sub Lieutenant in the Royal Australian Navy and was discharged on 28th June 1946

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