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William Douglas WHITSON

Regimental number2018
Place of birthColac, Victoria
ReligionPresbyterian
OccupationPlumber
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinMother, Mrs Agnes Whitson, Pollock Street, Colac, Victoria
Enlistment date16 June 1915
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name21st Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/38/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A68 Anchises on 26 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll24th Battalion
FateReturned to Australia 8 April 1919
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  cemetery records
Photo: Ian Marr
Family/military connectionsFather: 5251 Corporal Alexander Douglas WHITSON, 5251 Australian Army Service Corps, returned to Australia, 23 May 1917.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Date of death19 May 1964
Age at death67
Place of burialColac Cemetery, Victoria

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