John Whittle
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John Woods Whittle, was an Australian sailor, soldier and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the Briti
Sergeant John Whittle c.1919
Sergeant J. W. Whittle in France, 1916
The group of ten Australian Victoria Cross recipients repatriated to Australia to assist in recruitment pictured on HMAT Medic with three naval officers. Whittle is in the centre of the back row.
Sergeant John Whittle c. 1918
1st Division (Australia)
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The 1st Division, also known as the 1st Division, is a division headquartered in Enoggera Barracks in Brisbane. The division was first formed in 1914 for service during the First World War as a part o
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…area to the south of the I Anzac Corps position and the Hindenburg Line. An attack to capture the villages of Boursies, Demicourt and Hermies by the 1st Australian Division was formulated to commence on 9 April, the day the British offensive opened at Arras. For his gallantry in two separate actions during this engagement…
Members of the 7th Battalion in a trench at Lone Pine, 6 August 1915
The 11th Battalion posing on the Great Pyramid of Giza, 1915.
Men of the 3rd Infantry Brigade, AIF, leaving their camp at Mena, Egypt, bound for Lemnos on their way to Gallipoli, February 1915.
Soldiers from the 1st Division at Hooge, 5 October 1917