Private Glyndwr Montague WHALAN
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Born
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Oberon, New South Wales, Australia
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Died
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22 August 1915, Age 26 years
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Regiment
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18th Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
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Commemorated
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Lone Pine Memorial, Turkey (Gallipoli)
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Occupation
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Labourer
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Other
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August 1915
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Glyndwr was reported missing in action
within days of arriving in Gallipoli
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Colleagues confirmed that they had seen
Glyndwr dead during a charge on Hill 60.
Sergeant Sewell reported that a Lieutenant Roberts removed Glyndwr's
disc
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Two of Glyndwr’s brothers also died in WW1;
Alfred Harper WHALAN died 03 September 1916 & Richard Percy WHALAN died 18
September 1918
WW1
Service Records (a selection)
Private Calvin Ellis BRIANT b1896
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Regiment
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71st Infantry, 58th
Battalion, Australian Imperial Force
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Occupation
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Farmer (went on to be a Newsagent &
Locksmith in later life)
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Other
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08 Jul 1915
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Enlisted
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09 Sep 1916
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Wounded in action in France
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1917-1918
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Interred as a prisoner of war in Germany,
Minden then Friedrichsfeld POW camps
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Apr 1918
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Arrived in Holland for internment as an
invalid
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Aug 1918
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Wounded report sent to family
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Nov 1918
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Repatriated to England
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Feb 1919
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In hospital in Weymouth, Dorset
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Mar 1919
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Returned home to Australia
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Private Reginald Victor Wilfred BRIANT
b1894
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Regiment
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38th Infantry Battalion,
Australian Imperial Force
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Occupation
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Carrier
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Other
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Feb 1916
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Enlisted
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June 1917
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Hospitalised for shock in France
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July 1917
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Convicted of going AWOL & fined 12 days
pay
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03 Dec 1917
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Wounded in action in France, following a
shell explosion. Sustained fractured
spine and head injury
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23 Jan 1918
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Hospitalised in England
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30 Jun 1918
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Returned to Australia, following medical
discharge
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Calvin &
Reginald were cousins
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