WHITELAW L.
Given Names: Loftus
Service Number: 492
Unit: 6th Battalion, D Company
Rank: Private
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Age: 23 Yrs
Occupation: Bookbinder
Marital Status: Single
Religion: Church of England
PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION
Height: 5 Ft 8 In
Weight: 139 Lbs
Chest: 33½-36 In
Hair: Dark Brown
Eyes: Grey
Complexion: Fair
ENLISTMENT
Date Enlisted: 17/8/1914
Place: Melbourne
Next of Kin: FATHER Thomas Lloyd Whitelaw
Secretary, Kew Cemetery, Kew, Victoria
Embarkation Date: 19/10/1914
Port: Melbourne
Ship: HMAT Hororata A20
END OF WAR
Status: Killed in action
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Unit: 6th Battalion
Rank: Private
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MEDALS AND AWARDS
14/15 Star: 4575
British War Medal: 1789
Victory Medal: 1794
Other:
BIRTH
Date or Year: 1892
Place: Kew, Victoria
Father: Thomas Lloyd WHITELAW
Mother: Rosa BUTT
MARRIAGE
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DEATH
Date or Year: 17/8/1915
Place: Lone Pine, Gallipoli, Turkey
Burial: No known grave,
SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS
Wounded in action 30/4/1915; gun shot wound, foot
MEMORIALS
Kew State School
Kew War Memorial
Holy Trinity Church
Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli, Turkey
Australian War Memorial
Memorial Plaque: 303656
WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE
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COMMENTS