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Home Page The Men The Families The Cemeteries History Visit Gallipoli Contact Us Site Map The Project   WHATTON, Ernest Bartholomew A.I.F.
Unit 13th Battalion Rank Private Service no. 2040
Date of Death 8 August 1915 Place of Death  

Age

 21
Cemetery NZ No. 2 Outpost Details Sp. Mem. 30
Epitaph Their glory shall not be blotted out
   
Next of Kin (Mother) WHATTON Henry  
Parents Henry and Norah Whatton 165 Pyrmont St, Pyrmont NSW
Date of Birth 1893 Place of birth NSW Sydney Source B,D&M
           

General

 Whatton's  mother wrote to various people in March 1916, 1 June 1916 and 10 April 1921, seeking a photograph of her son's grave.  She also wrote on 25 February 1917, January 1919 and February 1919 seeking his belongings.  It is unclear whether she ever received anything.

Army Service papers, National Archives of Australia (source 8)
   

Other Sources

  
Photo The Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper, 16 September 1915 (source 24)
Photo The Sydney Mail Newspaper, 29 September 1915, page 11 (source 15)
Photo The Daily Telegraph Newspaper, 17 September 1915, page 9 (source 70)
Newspaper article The Sydney Morning Herald Newspaper, 15 September 1915 (source 24)
Newspaper article The Daily Telegraph Newspaper, 16 September 1915, page 9 (source 70)
Family details
Headstone http://www.anzacs.net (source 12)
 

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