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WHITTLE, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 2598 |
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| Enlisted: | 20 April 1916 |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 48th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Wallaroo, South Australia, 4 April 1892 |
| Home Town: | Wallaroo, Copper Coast, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Wallaroo Public School, South Australia |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 29 March 1918, aged 25 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ribemont Communal Cemetery Extension, Somme |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Wallaroo St Mary The Virgin Anglican Church Memorial Certificate, Wallaroo WW1 Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Aug 1915: | Involvement Private, 2598, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: RMS Morea embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
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| 26 Aug 1915: | Embarked Private, 2598, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1), RMS Morea, Adelaide | |
| 20 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2598, 16th Infantry Battalion (WW1) | |
| 29 Mar 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 48th Infantry Battalion |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
John WHITTLE was born on 4th April, 1892 in Wallaroo, South Australia
His parents were John Petrie WHITTLE & Sarah Ellen BUCKLAND
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