| Regimental number | 2289 |
| Place of birth | Sheffield, Tasmania |
| School | Claude Road State School, Tasmania |
| Religion | Methodist |
| Occupation | Building contractor |
| Address | Claud Road, Sheffield, Tasmania |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 23 |
| Height | 5' 9.5" |
| Weight | 168 lbs |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs E Whiley, Claud Road, Sheffield, Tasmania |
| Previous military service | Nil |
| Enlistment date | |
| Place of enlistment | Claremont, Tasmania |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 26th Battalion, 4th Reinforcement |
| AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/43/2 |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A20 Hororata on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery |
| Fate | Killed in Action |
| Age at death | 25 |
| Place of burial | Adelaide Cemetery (Plot III, Row L, Grave 12), Villers-Bretonneux, France |
| Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 21 |
| Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: Thomas William and Emily WHILEY. |
| Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Taken on strength, 26th Bn, Tel el Kebir, 5 February 1916. Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 15 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 21 March 1916. Transferred to 7th Light Trench Mortar Battery, 20 July 1916. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 26 September 1917; reverted to Private, 23 October 1917. Appointed Lance Corporal, 23 October 1917. Promoted Temporary Corporal, 7 November 1917. Promoted Corporal, 4 January 1918. On leave to Paris, 29 January 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 7 February 1918. On leave to England, 25 February 1918; rejoined unit from leave, 16 March 1918. Admitted to 7th Australian Field Ambulance, 5 May 1918 (cellulitis, right ankle); transferred to 4th Casualty Clearing Station, 6 May 1918; to 16th US Army General Hospital, Le Treport, 6 May 1918; to Base Depot, Havre,12 May 1918; rejoined unit, in the field, 11 June 1918. Admitted to 7th Field Ambulance, 22 June 1918 (sprained left ankle); discharged to duty, and rejoined unit, 24 June 1918. Killed in action, 4 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
| Sources | NAA: B2455, WHILEY William Thomas |
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