Regimental number | 1636 |
Place of birth | Box Park, Adelaide, South Australia |
School | Muirden College, Adelaide, South Australia |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Glenmore, Bakers Hill, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 19 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Effie May McWhirter, Glenmore, Bakers Hill, Western Australia |
Previous military service | Served in the Cadets |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Corporal |
Unit name | 10th Light Horse Regiment, 12th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/15/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT RMS Mongolia on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 10th Light Horse Regiment |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Military Medal Awarded List 296. Recommendation date: |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Place of death or wounding | Jenin, Palestine |
Age at death | 22 |
Age at death from cemetery records | 22 |
Place of burial | Ramleh War Cemetery (Row B, Grave No. 44), Palestine |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 8 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: John and Effie May MCWHIRTER, Bakers Hill, Western Australia |
Medals |
Military Medal Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 189 Date: |