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Lionel WHITELAW

Regimental number1440
Place of birthBriagolong Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationLabourer
AddressBriagolong, Gippsland, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation24
Next of kinFather, R Whitelaw, Briagolong, Gippsland, Victoria
Enlistment date23 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name6th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/23/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on 2 February 1915
Regimental number from Nominal Roll2324
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll6th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 17 March 1916
Family/military connectionsBrothers: 1308 Sergeant Donald John WHITELAW, 37th Bn, returned to Australia, 19 October 1918; 2910 Corporal Ivan Cecil WHITELAW, 12th Bn, killed in action, 23 April 1918; 1792 Pte Angus McSween WHITELAW, 24th Bn, killed in action, 25 August 1916; 1003 Sergeant Robert Angus WHITELAW, 21st Bn, killed in action, 3 May 1917; 3446 Pte Kenneth WHITELAW, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 23 March 1919.
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Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal

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