WHITEHOUSE, Francis Herbert
| Service Number: | QX5704 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 May 1940 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment |
| Born: | Laidley, Qld., 20 April 1917 |
| Home Town: | Laidley, Lockyer Valley, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Papua, New Guinea, 18 December 1942, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea A7 A 10 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Greenslopes 2nd/7th Cavalry Regiment Honour Roll, Laidley War Memorial |
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Trooper, QX5704 | |
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| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted | |
| 27 May 1940: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, QX5704, 2nd/7th Cavalry (Commando) Regiment , Toowoomba, Qld. | |
| 18 Dec 1942: | Discharged |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Charles James Whitehouse and Ethel Frances Herbert Whitehouse; husband of Florence May Whitehouse, of Laidley, Queensland.
"BLESSED ARE THEY WHO DIE IN THE LORD." "YEA," SAITH THE SPIRIT
WHITEHOUSE.—At Laidley Hospital, 26th May, to Florence May (nee Crosby), Wife of late Trooper Francis Herbert Whitehouse, A.I.F. (returned), killed in action, New Guinea—a Daughter (Francis Herbert Florence). 16 June 1943
WHITEHOUSE.—In proud and loving memory of my dear husband, and my daddy, QX5704, Spr. Francis Herbert Whitehouse, 2/7th Aust. Cavalry Regt., A.I.F., returned Middle East. Killed in Action, Sanananda, New Guinea, on December 18, 1942.
Loved. Remembered. Longed for
always.
(Inserted by his loving wife and little daughter.)
WHITEHOUSE.—In proud and ever loving memory of our dear son-in-law and brother-in-law, QX5704 Spr. Frank Whitehouse, 2/7th Aust. Cavalry Regt., A.I.F., returned Middle East, Killed in Action Sanananda, New Guinea, on December 18, 1942.
He made the Supreme Sacrifice,
Too dearly loved to be forgotten.
(Inserted by Albert and Florence Crosby and family.)
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