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Brigadier Wilford William Whittle (30 August 1892 – 17 June 1964) was a senior officer of the Australian Army who served in both World Wars. Whittle was born in Youanmite (Vic.) and enlisted in the Siege Artillery Brigade, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade, on 21 May 1915.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work= Territory ANZACs )〕 ==First World War== Lieutenant Whittle embarked at Melbourne (July 1915),〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Australian War Memorial ) (Nominal Roll )〕 was wounded in action (December 1916), promoted to Captain (November 1917) and was Mentioned in Despatches.〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= National Archives of Australia )〕〔(【引用サイトリンク】publisher= Australian War Memorial ) Gazetted 31 December 1918.〕 In February 1919 he attended Ordnance Courses at the Ordnance College Woolwich, London, and was subsequently promoted to Major.〔 By 1936 he had been promoted to Lieutenant Colonel and commanded the Northern Territory Command from 13 April 1936 to 12 March 1939.〔 Whittle Street in Larrakeyah Barracks, Darwin, commemorates this command.〔(【引用サイトリンク】work= NT Place Names Register )〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア(Wikipedia)』 ■ウィキペディアで「Wilford Whittle」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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