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WHITEHEAD, Gervase Herbert (Jervase Hubert)
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1079 |
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| Enlisted: | 3 March 1915, Moorabbin, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 21st Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Lefroy, Tasmania, 11 September 1882 |
| Home Town: | Mackay, Mackay, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Pulmonary Tuberculosis, Mackay, Queensland, 26 July 1949, aged 66 years |
| Cemetery: |
Mackay Cemetery, Qld Presbyterian section |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 3 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1079, Moorabbin, Victoria | |
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| 10 May 1915: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 1079, 21st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1079, 21st Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Aug 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 1079, 21st Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 30 Jul 1916: | Wounded Private, 1079, 21st Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , GSW (arm) | |
| 23 Jul 1918: | Wounded Private, 1079, 21st Infantry Battalion, "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 2nd occasion - Gas | |
| 30 Mar 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 1079, 21st Infantry Battalion |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Sharyn Roberts
NOTE: The first and second Given Names have been transcribed incorrectly on the Embarkation Roll. The names have been amended to accord with the names as completed on the formal Attestation Paper within the Service Record - Gervase Herbert. Correction undertaken by RSL Virtual War Memorial Chiref Moderator, Ausgust 2016.
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