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WHITEHEAD, Frederick
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2273 |
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| Enlisted: | 15 March 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Broughton, Manchester, England, 1891 |
| Home Town: | Caversham, Swan, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephone Instrument Maker |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 8 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" No known grave Panel 57, Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Caversham and Districts Roll of Honour, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing, West Swan, Caversham, Beechboro Honour Roll |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 15 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2273, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 2273, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 2273, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), HMAT Wandilla, Fremantle |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Thomas Whitehead and Isabella Whitehead of 23 Mountfield, Prestwich, Manchester, England
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Frederick served an apprenticeship with Peer Conner Telephone Works in England for over 4 years