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WHITAKER, Frederick Alfred
(Service number 616)

Aliases
First Rank	Private	Last Rank	Private

Birth

Date	03/08/1880	Place of Birth	Temuka

Enlistment Information

Date	26 August 1914	Age	34 years
Address at Enlistment	3 Irving Street, Footscray, Victoria, Australia
Occupation	Engineer
Previous Military Experience	South Africa, 1900 - 14 months
Marital Status	Single
Next of Kin	M. Sullivan BOOKER (sister), Papakura, Auckland, New Zealand
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Military Service

Served with	Australian Imperial Forces	Served in	Army
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Service Medals	1914-1915 Star; British War Medal; Victory Medal
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Discharge

Date	28 March 1917	Reason

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Death

Date	*1923	Age	41 years
Place of Death	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Biographical Notes

Frederick Alfred Whitaker was born at Timaru or Temuka, the son of Frederick Alexander (born in Brazil) and Kate (née Cox; South Canterbury born) Whitaker. His father died in 1887. He had served five years as an apprentice. He enlisted on the outbreak of war at Broadmeadows, Victoria, Australia.He was discharged in March 1917 at Melbourne.

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