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Herbert WHITEHEAD

Regimental number427
Place of birthManchester England
ReligionMethodist
OccupationSchool teacher
AddressCumberland Avenue, Redfern, South Australia
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs L Whitehead, Cumberland Avenue, Redfern, South Australia
Enlistment date17 June 1915
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll7 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentDrummer
Unit name32nd Battalion, B Company
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/49/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on board HMAT A2 Geelong on 18 November 1915
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from
The 32nd Bn (Headquarters, Signallers, A, B, C, and D Companies) embarked from Adelaide, South Australia, on two ships, HMAT A2 'Geelong', on 18 November 1915, and HMAT A13 'Katuna', on 24 November 1915. The Embarkation Roll does not distinguish between these ships, and it is therefore not possible from the Embarkation Roll to ascertain on which ship an individual embarked.
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll32nd Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 March 1919
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Plaque in South Australian Garden of Remembrance
Date of death18 February 1973

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