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WHITTINGTON, George Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | QX23902 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 27 September 1941, Nundah, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kilcoy, Queensland, Australia, 18 October 1919 |
| Home Town: | Nundah, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Painter |
| Died: | Scrub Typhus & Dysentery, near Buna New Guinea, 12 February 1943, aged 23 years |
| Cemetery: |
Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Papua New Guinea Row A1 Block B Grave 22 Local Roll of Honour- Brisbane, Port Moresby (Bomana) War Cemetery, Bomana, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 2 Service
| 3 Sep 1939: | Involvement Private, QX23902, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 27 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Nundah, QLD | |
| 27 Sep 1941: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX23902, 2nd/10th Infantry Battalion | |
| 14 Nov 1942: | Involvement Australian Military Forces (WW2) , Private, QX23902, 10th Infantry Battalion, Buna / Gona / Sanananda "The Battle of the Beachheads" - Papua | |
| 12 Feb 1943: | Discharged |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Graham Padget
Private George “Dick” Whittington of Queensland was with the 2/10th Battalion when he was wounded in action during the vicious and bloody beachhead battles around Buna. He was temporarily blinded after being shot by a sniper above the eye and was being guided by Raphael Oimbari along a track through the tall kunai grass to a casualty clearing station.
(Extract from AWM commentary on George Silk Iconic photograph)
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