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George Whatman lived in Curedale Street, Beaconsfield, when he enlisted in the military in 1916.[1]
Reported in July 1919:[2]
Back from years of war looking fit and well, George Whatman, the only one of three brothers who was eventually passed as fit. Jim and Mark, after doing a few weeks at Blackboy, were discovered to have disabilities that would not have stood the strain of either burning Egypt or freezing France; but George, although well up towards the age-limit, got through and saw the best of it at close quarters. Says he wouldn't have missed it for all the tea in China, although at times the longing for Aussie, a billy of tea, and its Australian concomitants, were often overpowering.
Enlistment age was 38 years in 1914, and raised to 45 in June 1915,[3] so presumably George was born in about 1872–75.
References
- ↑ FREMANTLE VOLUNTEERS. (1916, April 27). The Daily News, p. 6 (THIRD EDITION). Retrieved June 17, 2024.
- ↑ PEEPS at PEOPLE (1919, July 20). Sunday Times (Perth, WA : 1902 - 1954), p. 2 (Second Section). Retrieved June 17, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article58005654
- ↑ Enlistment standards