Australian Military Units

Major General John Lawrence Whitham, CMG, DSO

Date of birth	1881-10-07
Other units	1914-08-26	12th Battalion.
Date promoted	1914-08-26	Appointed Captain.
Date promoted	1915-04-26	Appointed Major.
Date promoted	1915-08-04	Appointed Temporary Lieutenant Colonel.
Other units	1916-09-23	Assistant Adjutant General Administration Headquarters.
Other units	1917-07-01	Deputy Assistant Adjutant and Quartermaster General 2nd A Division.
Other units	1917-07-01	Commanding Officer 52nd Battalion.
Date promoted	1917-07-10	Appointed Lieutenant Colonel.
Other units	1918-09-18	Commanding Officer 49th Battalion.
Other units	1919-12-15	Liaison Officer General Headquarters Repatriation and Demobilisation Department.
Other	1920-03-21	AIF appointment terminated.
Date of death	1952-05-12

Further biographical information on file 749/114/025.