Years of service 1939–1948 Allegiance Australia Rank Brigadier | Name Wilford Whittle | |
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Born 30 August 1892 ( 1892-08-30 ) Commands held NT Command (Apr36–Mar39) 2nd Heavy Brigade, RAA(Mar39–Dec39)3rd Heavy Brigade, RAA(Dec39–Apr40)Director of Ordnance Services, Army HQ (Apr-Oct40)Deputy Master-General of Ordnance, Army HQ(Nov40–1945)Master-General of Ordnance, Army HQ (1945–1948) Battles/wars First World WarSecond World War Died June 17, 1964, Melbourne, Australia | ||
Battles and wars World War I, World War II | ||
Brigadier Wilford William Whittle (30 August 1892 – 17 June 1964) was a senior officer of the Australian Army who served in both World Wars.
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Early life and First World War
Whittle was born in Youanmite, Victoria, and was commissioned into the Siege Artillery Brigade, 36th Heavy Artillery Brigade, on 21 May 1915.
Lieutenant Whittle embarked at Melbourne in July 1915, was wounded in action in December 1916, promoted to captain in November 1917 and was Mentioned in Despatches.
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.
Second World War
A commander of various brigades of the Royal Australian Artillery during the early months of the Second World War, he became Deputy Master-General of Ordnance in November 1940, and later Master-General of Ordnance, a post he held until his retirement in 1948. He died in Melbourne.