Whitehead, Milo by Central Coast Council

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Allen Whitehead, Milo

Service Service Number Number 1494 6096 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 9th April 1917 Gallipoli Peninsula France

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

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NAME

Whitehead, Milo

SERVICE NO

6096

UNIT

2nd Battalion 19th Reinfs.

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

23 yrs 5 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England

ADDRESS

Regent St., West Maitland, NSW

OCCUPATION

labourer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

8 Mar 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Royal Australian Showground, Sydney

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Father;- Harry Whitehead, Bottisham, Lode, Fenn, Cambridgeshire, England/

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION RELIGION

Height-5’8¼”. Weight-140lbs. Chest-32-35”. Complexion-Fair. Eyes-Blue. Hair-Fair. Scar on inner L/Leg & upper 3rd of L/Leg C/E

EMBARKED

22 Aug 1916 Sydney per “Wiltshire’

DISEMBARKED

13 Oct 1916 Plymouth

NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

9 Apr 1917- France

BURIED

Hermies Brit., Cemetery 7 ¾miles E of Bapaume, France. Plot 1, Row B ? A Gve 3.

MEDALS

British War Medal-45477, Victory Medal-44957. Memorial Plaque & Scroll301432.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS WILL CORRESPONDENCE

W J Enright, Solicitors, West Maitland, NSW/ Public Trustee Sydney/

Gosford Times 1st May 1917 KULNURA (From Our Correspondent) On Sunday afternoon last a Memorial Service was held at Kulnura for the soldiers of the district who had lately fallen at the war, viz., Wm L. C. Harris, Bert Grey, Norman John Gibson, Mayson Penn, and M. Whitehead. The service was conducted by Rev. S. Wedge, of Gosford. It was largely attended, and impressive in character. Mr W.H. Kelyuack ably presided at the organ. A short resume of the life of each departed soldier was read, and reference made to the sterling worth of one’s character, and at the conclusion of the service the “Dead March” in Saul was played whilst all remained silently standing, after which the national Anthem was sung. The service and its solemnity will long be remembered by those who attended.

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8386163