Gordon Edington WHITEHILL MSM

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WHITEHILL, Gordon Edington

Service Numbers:	3304, S3202
Enlisted:	2 August 1915, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Major
Last Unit:	25/33 Garrison Battalion (SA)
Born:	Adelaide, South Australia, 5 January 1896
Home Town:	Adelaide, South Australia
Schooling:	Adelaide High School
Occupation:	Warehouseman
Died:	Adelaide, South Australia, 28 May 1959, aged 63 years, cause of death not yet discovered
Cemetery:	West Terrace Cemetery (General) Adelaide, South Australia See Australian Cemeteries Index - link
Memorials:	Adelaide High School Honour Board

Peacetime

2 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia

World War 1 Service

27 Oct 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3304, 12th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
27 Oct 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3304, 12th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Adelaide
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3304, 4th Pioneer Battalion, Wounded in Action 2 August 1916
19 Jan 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Warrant Officer, 3304, 4th Pioneer Battalion
26 Jan 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 4th Pioneer Battalion
26 Jan 1919:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 4th Pioneer Battalion

World War 2 Service

7 Apr 1942:	Involvement Major, S3202, 25/33 Garrison Battalion (SA) , Homeland Defence - Militia and non deployed forces

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Biography

Key Photgraph:- Black square colour patch for 4 Australian Pioneer Battalion, AIF, with a crossed pick and axe above the numeral '4' embroidered in purple. Worn as a distinguishing unit indication at the head of each sleeve from 1916 - _{Australian War Memorial Photgraph - RELAWM13307.144}

Wounded in Action

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