Regimental number | 1852 |
Place of birth | Merriwa New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Draper |
Address | 'Sunnyside', Merriwa, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 18 |
Next of kin | Father, John Edward Whitney, 'Sunnyside', Merriwa, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A35 Berrima on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 1582A |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Field Artillery Brigade |
Fate | Killed in Action |
Place of burial | Frenchencourt Communal Cemetery (Row D, Grave No. 17), France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 16 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John Edward and Martha Mary WITNEY |
Family/military connections | Brother: 4200 Pte Robert WITNEY, 1st Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 8 may 1919. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |