ANZAC Heroes | Great War 1914 – 1918

Bunbury – Wellington District Western Australia

WHITEAKER, William

WHITEAKER, William

Full Name: William

WHITEAKER

Date of Birth: 02

–

1889

Place of birth: Treharris Glamorganshire

Wales

Occupation: Coal Miner

Address: Five Acre Blocks Collie WA

Next of Kin: Mother- M. Whiteaker

Next of Kin Address: Five Acre Blocks Collie WA

Religion: Church of Christ

Service Number: 181

Rank: Private

Unit/Division: 28th Battalion

Enlistment Date: 1915-02-17

Enlistment Location: Blackboy Hill

Western Australia

Embarkation Port:

Embarkation Date: 1915-06-29

Embarkation Ship:

Disembarkation Port:

Disembarkation Date: 1915-07-22

Locations Served:

, ,

Returned: No

Discharge Date:

Cause of Death: KILLED IN ACTION

Date of Death:

Place of Death: Pozieres, FRANCE

Age at Death: 27

Burial Location: Inscription- Villers Brettoneux Memorial France- No Known Grave

17/02/1915- To No. 8 Depot Company as Private
4/09/1915- Embarked Alexandria Egypt with Mediterranean Expeditionary Forces for Gallipoli Peninsula
5/11/1915- Admitted 13th Casualty Clearing Station Gallipoli ( Influenza )
8/11/1915- Rejoined Battalion in the field Gallipoli ex Sickness
10/01/1916- Disembarked Alexandria Egypt ex Mudros ex Gallipoli
21/03/1916- Disembarked Marseilles France ex Alexandria
29/07/1916- Reported MISSING IN ACTION  France
29/07/1916- Reported  KILLED  IN  ACTION Pozieres,  France ( Court of Enquiry 4/01/1917 )- Most likely Killed in Action at Pozieres France.

 

SERVICE MEDALS AWARDED

1914/15 Star- Medal No. 23114

British War Medal – No. 16311

Victory Medal – No. 16246

Memorial Plaque/Scroll- No. 313905.

 

MEMORIAL INSCRIPTIONS

Collie War Memorial, WA

Australian War Memorial Canberra, ACT- Panel No. 115

Villers-Brettoneux  War Memorial, France.