Regimental number | 2821 |
Place of birth | Ione United States Of America |
Religion | Presbyterian |
Occupation | Orchardist |
Address | Beaconsfield, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Next of kin | Father, Rev W S Whiteside, Beaconsfield, Victoria |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 22nd Battalion, 6th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/39/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A38 Ulysses on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Corporal |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 59th Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Other details |
War service: Egypt, Western Front Wounded in action, Battle of Fromelles (1916); Battle of Bullecourt (May 1917). Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | Elizabeth Whiteside (ed.), 'A Valley in France: World War I Letters of Thomas Clair Whiteside' (Beaconsfield, Vic: self-published, 2000) |