Australian Military Units

John Woods Whittle, VC

Date of birth	1883-08-03	Huon Island, TAS
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1899	2nd Imperial Bushmen
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1900	Royal Navy - served as stoker in various ships on the Australian Station.
Date returned to Australia	1900
Date of discharge	1905
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1905	Rejoined the Army.
Other units	1915-03	12 Battalion.
Date promoted	1915-03-14	Appointed Corporal.
Date promoted	1915-04-13	Appointed Lance Sergeant.
Date and unit at enlistment (ORs)	1915-08-06	Posted as a reinforcement to 26 Battalion.
Date wounded	1916-06-18
Date promoted	1916-10-14	Appointed Sergeant.
Date of honour or award	1917-02	Awarded Distinguished Conduct Medal for gallantry in the assault on the villages of Le Barque and Ligny-Thilloy.
Date of honour or award	1917-04-08 - 1917-04-15	Awarded Victoria Cross for action at West of Boursies and Lagnicourt, France whilst serving with 12 Battalion, 3 Brigade, 1 Division as a Sergeant.
Date wounded	1918-03
Date wounded	1918-07
Date of discharge	1918-12-15
Date of death	1946-03-02	Glebe, NSW