Volunteers of Essendon and Flemington, 1914-1918

Broodseinde Ridge, Belgium. 5 October 1917. The Headquarters of the 24th Battalion, established in a dugout on Broodseinde Ridge, the day following the capture of the Ridge.  Sig V. Wallis, 24th Battalion, has been identified in this photo as the small and rather disconsolate looking figure closest to the entrance to the dugout. Private Arthur Whitbread of Essendon is standing behind him with the tin hat, face partly obscured by the man in front of him. Australian War Memorial Collection.  http://cas.awm.gov.au/item/E04513

Whitbread A        Pte    2477    Arthur       24 Inf Bn    18    Coachbuilder    Single    C of E        

Address:    Essendon, Rose St, 42   

Next of Kin:    Whitbread, Arthur, father 42 Rose St, Essendon   

Enlisted:    15 Jul 1915       

Embarked:     RMS Osterley 29 Sep 1915  

Prior service: Area 58A Cadets

Relatives on Active Service:

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