WHIP, Albert James
| Service Number: | 3134 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 October 1916, Roma, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 42nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Taralga, New South Wales, 18 May 1889 |
| Home Town: | Roma, Maranoa, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Natural causes (sudden), Queensland, 14 September 1946, aged 57 years |
| Cemetery: |
Roma General Cemetery, Queensland |
| Memorials: | Town of Roma and Shire of Bungil WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3134, Roma, Queensland | |
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| 7 Feb 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3134, 42nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Wiltshire embarkation_ship_number: A18 public_note: '' | |
| 7 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3134, 42nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wiltshire, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by John Edwards
"Mr. ALBERT JAMES WHIP
Mr. Albeit James Whip, of Phillip Street, Roma, passed away suddenly at his home on 14th September and was buried on Sunday afternoon. Mr. Whip was born in New South Wales, and came to this district as a lad, with his father, the late Mr. Thomas Whip. He is survived by his wife, who was formerly Miss Daisy Whip, Scattering Plains, and one son, Ray, and brothers and sisters in New South Wales. Another son, Albert, was killed in New Guinea on Christmas Day, 1943, while serving with the A.I.F. Mr. Whip was aged 58 years, and a veteran of the First World War." - from the Western Star and Roma Advertiser 20 Sep 1946 (nla.gov.au)
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