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Unit |
13th
Battalion, 5th Reinforcements |
Rank |
Private |
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Date of Enlistment |
20
January 1915 |
Service no. |
2040 |
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Date of Death |
8 August 1915 |
Place of Death |
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|
Age |
21 |
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Cemetery |
NZ No. 2 Outpost |
Details |
Special
Memorial 30 |
|
Epitaph |
Their
glory shall not be blotted out |
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Next of Kin |
(Mother)
WHATTON Henry |
Address |
99 Bowman
St, Pyrmont NSW |
|
Parents |
Henry and
Norah Whatton |
Address |
99 Bowman
St, Pyrmont NSW | Later 165 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont NSW |
|
Date of Birth |
1894 |
Place of birth |
NSW
Sydney |
|
General |
Whatton's mother wrote to various people
in March 1916, 1 June 1916 and 10 April 1921, seeking a photograph of
her son's grave. She also wrote on 25 February 1917, January 1919
and February 1919 seeking his belongings. It is unclear whether
she ever received anything.
Army Service papers, National Archives of Australia B2455 WHATTON E B (source 8) |
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Other Sources |
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 |
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Photo |
 |
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The Sydney
Morning Herald Newspaper,
16 September 1915 (source 24) |
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Photo |
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The Sydney
Mail Newspaper,
29 September 1915, page 11 (source 15) |
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Photo |
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The Daily
Telegraph Newspaper,
17 September 1915, page 9 (source 70) |
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Newspaper article |
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The Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper,
15 September 1915 (source 24) |
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Newspaper article |
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The Daily Telegraph Newspaper,
16 September 1915, page 9 (source 70) |
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Family details |
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Spirits of
Gallipoli |
 |
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Headstone |
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Gallipoli Photographic Expedition, 2009 (source 183) |
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Various |
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Australian War Memorial, ACT, Panel 71 (source 14) |
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