WHITFIELD, Alan
| Service Number: | Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1942, Sydney |
| Last Rank: | Sub Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | HMAS Kuttabul (Shore) |
| Born: | Telegberry via Stroud, New South Wales, Australia, 25 February 1916 |
| Home Town: | Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Armidale High School |
| Occupation: | Unknown |
| Died: | Illness, Sydney, NSW, Australia, 26 June 2012, aged 96 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: |
World War 2 Service
| 4 Jul 1942: | Enlisted Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, Officer, Sydney | |
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| 28 Jun 1946: | Discharged Royal Australian Navy, Sub Lieutenant, Officer, HMAS Kuttabul (Shore) |
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Alan WHITFIELD was born in Telegberry via Stroud, NSW on 25th February, 1916
His parents were Wesley Frank WHITFIELD & Mabel Mary LOVE who married in Brisbane on 22nd April, 1915 - he was their only son
He married Audrey Jean WILKINS in Sydney in 1940 - 3 known children , Helen, Patricia & Julie
He served with the Royal Australian Navy Volunteer Reserve & was appointed as a Sub Lieutenant on 22nd June 1942 & discharged on 28th June 1946 (HMAS Kuttabul, Royal Naval Base in Sydney
Alan died after a short Illness, late of Collaroy in Sydney on 26th June 2012 and was privately cremated
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His father Wesley Frank WHITFIELD was born in Birmingham, England & served during WW1 with the Australian Forces
He was a Captain with the 11th Light Horse Regiment and was Killed in Action in Palestine on 25th June 1918
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