Regimental number | 1440 |
Place of birth | Briagolong Victoria |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Briagolong, Gippsland, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 24 |
Next of kin | Father, R Whitelaw, Briagolong, Gippsland, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 6th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/23/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A46 Clan Macgillivray on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | 2324 |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 6th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Family/military connections | Brothers: 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. |
Other details |
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |