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Whitelaw J  Pte 57

Page history last edited by Lenore Frost 9 years, 7 months ago

Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

 

Whitelaw J     Pte    57    John   7 Inf Bn    21    Warehouseman    Single    Pres        

Address: Moonee Ponds, Lorne St, 39    

Next of Kin: Whitelaw, Mrs, 39 Lorne St, Moonee Ponds    

Enlisted: 17 Aug 1914        

Embarked: A20 Hororata 19 Oct 1914

Prior Service: 3 years senior cadets  VE                 

 

Relatives on Active Service:

Whitelaw A P Pte 3527 brother

Whitelaw-C-M-Pte-5465 brother

Whitelaw H V Pte 3528 brother

 

Mentioned in correspondence, etc

Mrs Whitelaw attends a presentation to Nurse Jacobson, no date

 

 

Essendon Gazette 8 July 1915

 

Private  H J (Jack) Whitelaw, of Lorne street who left with the M.G.S. 7th Battalion, in a letter to his parent, dated 16th May, stated  after  10 days' fighting he had been taken to the Mediterranean Hospital, with rheumatic fever. He was on the mend, and being well looked after. He hoped to be back in the fighting line before long.

 

 

Ascot Vale State School "Noble Deeds"

 

 

"Whitelaw, H John  Corporal.  Corporal Whitelaw was born 8th Dec 1893, and enlisted

15th Aug 1914 He fought at Gallipoli, and took part in the landing at Anzac Bay, April

25th 1915, where he was wounded in battle".

 

 

War Service Commemorated

“Send-off to the Essendon Boys”

Essendon Town Hall R-Y

Associated Stock and Station Agents of Melbourne

Flemington-Presbyterian-Church

Ascot Vale Presbyterian Church

Ascot Vale State School

Ascot Vale SS Noble Deeds (H John)

Essendon Gazette Roll of Honour With the Colours   

Patriotic Concert, Essendon Town Hall, 1914

Regimental Register

Welcome Home 7 Nov 1918

 

Friend of Goulding S J Cpl 47   see In Memoriam

 

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