WHITTAKER, Frank Francis
| Service Number: | 2011 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 29 June 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 28th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Ballarat, Vic., 1889 |
| Home Town: | Mount Lawley, Vincent, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Machinist |
| Died: | Royal Perth Hospital, Perth, WA, 16 November 1949, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Karrakatta Cemetery & Crematorium, Western Australia Roman Catholic DB 0044 |
| Memorials: |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Jun 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2011, 28th Infantry Battalion | |
|---|---|---|
| 2 Sep 1915: | Involvement Private, 2011, 28th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Anchises embarkation_ship_number: A68 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Sep 1915: | Embarked Private, 2011, 28th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Anchises, Fremantle |
Frank Francis Whittaker lived at 10 Clarence St Mt awley
Frank Francis Whittaker was born in 1889 in Ballarat Victoria to parents George Edward Whittaker (1852-1908) and Mary nee Mann( 1867-1907)
He had 4 siblings ,Catherine May (188-1890) brother George Edward (1889-1937), Violet Florence(1895-1937) and Irene ( 1900-1927).
Frank enlisted mid June 1915 He had been working as a Machinist. He left Australia for Egypt and was assigned on arrival in November to the Mediterranean Expeditionary Force (Gallipoli).
At the beginning of January 1916, he joined his battalion.
At the end of January he was admitted to hospital with Pes Cavus ( a foot deformity) and a few weeks later in March was admitted to hospital at Heliopolis with Talipus Equinovaros ( club foot).
He embarked for Australia in April 1916 on the HT Runic for discharge from the Service
On discharge he moved back in with his brother George Edward and his wife Florence Gertrude.
In 1918 he married Ida Gertrude Trott ( 1892-1927). They had 4 children; Mary Patricia ( 1918-1996), Francis "Frank"( 1920-1990), Ronald Vincent Joseph( 1922-1993) and Doreen Margaret (1927-1986).
In 1921, they lived a while in Bulwer St but moved into 136 Seventh Ave Mt Lawley where he stayed even after Ida died. He was still living there in 1937 but by 1949 had moved to 198 Seventh Ave.
His brother moved away from Clarence St around 1920 but also stayed in the area living in 38 First Ave.
Frank Francis died on the 16th November 1949. He is buried at Karrakatta Cemetery Perth.
The Mount Lawley Society
Submitted 9 February 2024 by beth McKechnie
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