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WHELAN, John
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3344 |
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| Enlisted: | 5 July 1915, Broadmeadows, Vic. Aged 42 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Sanitary Section |
| Born: | Drysdale, Victoria, Australia, 1873 |
| Home Town: | Drysdale, Greater Geelong, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
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Service History
World War 1 Service
| 5 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3344, 24th Infantry Battalion, Broadmeadows, Vic. Aged 42 | |
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| 26 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3344, 24th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Commonwealth embarkation_ship_number: A73 public_note: '' | |
| 26 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3344, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Commonwealth, Melbourne | |
| 13 Mar 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Egypt | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3344, 1st Pioneer Battalion, Battle for Pozières | |
| 6 Sep 1917: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 2nd Sanitary Section, Belgium | |
| 24 Aug 1919: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3344, 2nd Sanitary Section, RTA 20 May 1919 and discharged (TPE). |
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