WHITEWAY-WILKINSON, John Frederick
| Service Number: | 1750 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 24th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | St Pancras, Islington, North London, England., 1883 |
| Home Town: | Narrabri, Narrabri, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Blundell's School, Tiverton, Devon. England |
| Occupation: | Traveller |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 29 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Commemorated on the Rutherford Cemetery, Rutherford, New South Wales, Australia, Liverpool Old Cemetery, Liverpool, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 16 Jul 1915: | Involvement Private, 1750, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
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| 16 Jul 1915: | Embarked Private, 1750, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He was 32 and the son of Dr. William Henry Whiteway-Wilkinson, F.R.C.S. (Edin.), and Charlotte Elizabeth Whiteway-Wilkinson, of Teignmouth, Devon, England.
Births Dec 1883 WILKINSON John Frederick W Islington 1b 220.
He is honoured on the war memorial in Blundell's School, Tiverton, Devon, EX16 4DN.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
He is also honoured on the war memorial in Teignmouth.
Biography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Birth registered as John Frederick W. Wilkinson –this often happens with double-barrelled surnames.
Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A64 Demosthenes on 16 July 1915 and at this date he was 32.
Probate granted to Beneficiary William Herbert Whiteway-Wilkinson and to second Beneficiary, John Bickford in London, 9 Mar 1918.
Enlistment date 26 May 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll 31 May 1915
Private 24th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
He was said to be 32 when killed in France.
He is honoured on the war memorial window in St James the Less Parish Church, West Teignmouth, Devon.
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