
| Regimental number | 477 |
| Place of birth | Oberon New South Wales |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Tramway conductor |
| Address | 32 Ruthven Street, Waverley, Sydney, New South Wales |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 29 |
| Next of kin | Father, A Whalan, Oberon, New South Wales |
| Enlistment date | |
| Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | Machine Gun Company 1, Reinforcement 7 |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 24/6/3 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Place of burial | Roisel Communal Cemetery Extension (Plot I, Row G, Grave 14), France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 175 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Alfred Samuel and Agatha Josephine WHALAN. |
| Family/military connections | Brothers: 255 Pte Alfred Harper Whalan MM, 49th Bn, killed in action, 3 September 1916; 1336 Pte Glyndwr Montagu WHALAN, 18th Bn, killed in action, 22 August 1915; 351 Gunner Royal William WHALAN, 2nd Division Medium Trench Mortar Battery, returned to Australia, 5 April 1919. |