Person Sheet


Name Herbert Allan WHELAN
Birth 28 Aug 1892, Thorpdale
Death 1965, Preston6 Age: 72
Father Thomas Mortimer WHELAN (1865-1939)
Mother Sarah Jane PELL (1864-1906)
Spouses:
1 Helena Sarah Jane NEYLAND7,6
Birth 1900
Death 1973, Heid Age: 73
Notes for Herbert Allan WHELAN
Herbert Allan WHELAN
Regimental number 341
Religion Church of England
Occupation Hairdresser
Address Lang Lang, Victoria
Marital status Single
Age at embarkation 23
Next of kin Father, Thomas Whelan, Rutherglen, Victoria
Enlistment Date 18 August 1916
Date of Enlistment from Nominal Roll 18 May 1916
Rank on enlistment Private
Taken prisoner by the Germans 15/04/1917 and in prisoned at Limburg
Unit name Machine Gun Company 5, Reinforcement 4
AWM Embarkation Roll number 24/10/3
Embarkation details Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board RMS Orontes on 16 August 1916
Rank from Nominal Roll Private
Unit from Nominal Roll 5th Machine Gun Company
Fate Returned to Australia 7 February 1919
Other details War service: Western Front
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
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