Maryborough and Dunolly Advertiser, Victoria
Friday, 29 September 1916
Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Whiteley were informed by Rev. D. S. Lowe, on Wednesday, that their son, Private E. C. (Claude) Whiteley, had been killed in action in France. The deceased soldier was
19 years of age, and prior to enlisting was employed as porter at Albert Park Railway Station.
Word had been received by Mr. and Mrs. Whiteley, at the beginning of the week, that
another son, Clarence, had been wounded. There is a third son (Alick) at the front.
Service Number: 2886
Rank: Private
Unit: 21st Australian Infantry Battalion
Service: Australian Army
Date of embarkation: 05 October 1915
Place of embarkation: Melbourne
Ship embarked on: RMS Moldavia
Conflict: First World War, 1914-1918
Date of death: 26 August 1916
Place of death: Poziers, France
Cause of death: Killed in action
Age at death: 19
Place of association: Wellington St, Maryborough, Australia
Cemetery or memorial details: Villers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
It appears that Claude's brothers, Clarence and Alick, returned home.
Source: AWM145 Roll of Honour cards, 1914-1918 War, Army
