WHITMEE, Arthur
| Service Number: | 288 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry |
| Born: | London, England, 1870 |
| Home Town: | Mount Morgan, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Not yet discovered |
| Died: | Accidental death while working on wharves, Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia, 10 November 1914 |
| Cemetery: |
South Rockhampton Cemetery Plot: CE Row 15X Burial No 4786 |
| Memorials: |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Private, 288, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry | |
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| 1 Mar 1900: | Embarked Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 288, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 463 notes 3rd QMI embarked 1 Mar 1900 aboard Duke of Portland arriving Cape Town 2 Apr 1900. | |
| 21 Jun 1901: | Discharged Australian and Colonial Military Forces - Boer War Contingents, Private, 288, 3rd Queensland Mounted Infantry, AWM Boer War Unit Details, Murray p. 465 notes 3rd QMI embarked 9 May 1901 at Cape Town returning to Australia aboard Morayshire arriving Sydney 7 Jun 1901 (rail to Brisbane), disbanded 21 Jun 1901. |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Claude McKelvey
Arthur Biron Whitmee was born in London, England around 1870 and emigrated to Australia with parents and siblings arriving in Rockhampton in 1876. After spending time in Sydney they returned to Rockhampton and Mount Morgan where he was living as a single man when he enlisted in the 3rd Queensland Contingent.
After returning from the war he married Katrina Charlotte Holm on 9 Feb 1902. He was working as a Waterside Worker on the wharves in Rockhampton when he died as a result of a work accident. His great-great nephew noted Arthur was killed when a vehicle being unloaded from a ship fell and crushed him.
(source- AWM Boer War Nominal Roll, Murray p. 473; and Australian Boer War Memorial database Bio by great-great nephew Charles Paterson Aaron).
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