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WHITEFORD, Jack Patrick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 121 |
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| Enlisted: | 24 August 1914, Enlisted at Randwick, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Greta, New South Wales, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Greta, Cessnock, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Electrician |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 2 May 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 19, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 24 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 121, 2nd (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC), Enlisted at Randwick, NSW | |
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| 18 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 121, 2nd Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suffolk embarkation_ship_number: A23 public_note: '' | |
| 18 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 121, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suffolk, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Patrick B. and Ana Whiteford of Blandford, NSW formerly of Greta, NSW. Brother of Eric Joseph Whiteford of 12 Alert Street, Gladesville, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in the Militia