Wilford Whittle

Major General Wilford William Whittle (30 August 1892 – 17 June 1964) was a senior officer of the Australian Army who served in both the First and Second World Wars.[1]

Wilford William Whittle
Brigadier Whittle at Victoria Barracks, December 1945.
Born(1892-08-30)30 August 1892
Youanmite, Victoria
Died17 June 1964(1964-06-17) (aged 71)
Melbourne, Victoria
AllegianceAustralia
Service/branchAustralian Army
Years of service1912–1948
RankMajor General
Commands heldMaster-General of Ordnance (1945–48)
Director of Ordnance Services (1940)
3rd Heavy Artillery Brigade (1939–40)
2nd Heavy Artillery Brigade (1939)
9th Heavy Artillery Battery (1936–39)
Battles/warsFirst World War
Second World War
AwardsMentioned in Despatches

Early life and career

Whittle was born on 30 August 1892 in Youanmite, Victoria, and was commissioned into the Siege Artillery Brigade, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade, on 21 May 1915.[2]

Lieutenant Whittle embarked at Melbourne in July 1915,[3] was wounded in action in December 1916, promoted to captain in November 1917 and was Mentioned in Despatches.[4][5]

In February 1919, Whittle attended Ordnance Courses at the Ordnance College Woolwich, London, and was subsequently promoted to major.[4]

By 1936 Whittle had been promoted to lieutenant colonel and commanded the Northern Territory garrison from 13 April 1936 to 12 March 1939.[2] Whittle Street in Larrakeyah Barracks, Darwin, commemorates this command.[6]

Second World War

A commander of various brigades of the Royal Australian Artillery during the early months of the Second World War, Whittle became Deputy Master-General of Ordnance in November 1940, and later Master-General of Ordnance,[1] a post he held until his retirement in 1948.[7] He died in Melbourne.[1] Whittle was granted the honorary rank of major general from 31 December 1948.[4]

References
  1. The Victorian Historical Society (1962). The Victorian Historical Magazine (33–36): 93. Missing or empty |title= (help)
  2. "Wilfred Whittle". Territory ANZACs. Northern Territory Library. hdl:10070/235501.
  3. "First World War Embarkation Rolls – Wilfred William Whittle". Australian War Memorial. Nominal Roll
  4. "Service record". National Archives of Australia.
  5. "Honours and Awards (MID)". Australian War Memorial. Gazetted 31 December 1918.
  6. "Whittle Street". NT Place Names Register. NT Govt.
  7. Herald and Weekly Times Limited (1950). Who's Who in Australia (14): 753. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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