WHATLING, Arthur William
| Service Number: | 1437 |
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| Enlisted: | Not yet discovered |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 2nd Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Erith, Kent, England, 1 September 1889 |
| Home Town: | Oatley, Hurstville, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public Elementary School, Kent, England |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Armentieres, France, 9 May 1918, aged 28 years |
| Cemetery: |
Ebblinghem Military Cemetery Plot 11, Row B, Grave 2, Ebblinghem Military Cemetery, Ebblinghem, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Feb 1915: | Involvement Private, 1437, 2nd Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' | |
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| 11 Feb 1915: | Embarked Private, 1437, 2nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Geoffrey Gillon
Births Dec 1889 Whatling Arthur William-Dartford 2a 451
He was 28/29 and the son of Robert [coffee house keeper] and Mary Whatling of Hill Farm, Weybread, Harleston, Norfolk, England.
Baptised in Erith, St John's. Lived at 81 High Street, Erith.
Age on arrival in Australia 22
Age at embarkation 25
Enlistment date 27 November 1914-Liverpool, New South Wales
Unit name 2nd Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
Embarkation details
Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Family/military connections
Lance Corporal Roberts, 2nd Battalion, wounded, and returned to Australia.
Honoured on the Bexley Roll of Honour and on the War Memorial in the churchyard of St John’s in Erith.
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