Service Details
- Branch of Service
- Army
- Conflict
- World War II (1939-1945)
- Date of Enlistment
- 03/03/1944
- Date of Discharge
- 21/11/1946
- Place of Enlistment
- Paddington NSW
Personal Details
- Gender
- Male
- Date of Birth
- 22/06/1925
- Place of Birth
- Batlow NSW
- Address (at enlistment)
- Elimatta Street, Reid ACT
- Next of Kin
- Harold Whatman (father), Elimatta Street, Reid ACT
Unit and Rank Details
- Service Number
- NX203232
- Final Rank
- Corporal
- Final Unit
- 2/25 Australian Infantry Battalion
Notes
Whatman married Jean Murray of 'Kurrumbene'. He died on 9 January 2007 and is buried in Woden Cemetery. He served in New Guinea for a year at the end of the war. He was made a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in 1981 for his meritorious service in the Public Service and for his role in the administration of Australian Rules football in Canberra.
Sources
WWII Nominal Roll http://www.ww2roll.gov.au
ACT Electoral Rolls 1916 to 1967 http://canberraheritageportal.org/default.php
The Canberra Times - 7 January 1948
Tidbinbilla Pioneers Association Newsletter - Jan/ Feb 2007
Canberra Public Cemeteries http://www.canberracemeteries.com.au/cem_gravesearch.asp
http://www.itsanhonour.gov.au/honours