David Adie Whitehead

(Confirmed)

Born: 30 September, 1896

Died: 21 October, 1992

Biographical Summary:

From Terry Bugg (Illawarra Family History Group / Illawarra Remembers project):

His WW 1 record is not on the NAA website just a note to say his records was combined with his WW 2 records. I am not sure what you have on this man but I will send some of what I have anyway.

Born; 30 Sept.1896. Leith Sct.
Father; Frederick Victor Whitehead
Enlisted in the Australian Army as a Cadet Lt. In 1913 and attended Royal Military College from 12 March 1914.
Transferred to AIF 04/04/1916 and embarked 1st May 1916 per ‘Benalla” from Sydney.
Served in 9th Machine Gun Coy, as Lt.
Commander 23rd MGC. Awarded MC in Sept. 1918 for actions in August 1918.
After War was in CMF and in 1937 was Lt. Col 1st Machine Gun Regiment
Enlisted WW2 1940.
May 1940 Commander 2/2 MGC
Feb. 1942 Commander 2/23 MGC.
Brigadier General Commanmder 26th Brigade Sept. 1942. Was commander at 2nd El Alamein 1942.
Returned to Aust. 1943. Commanded 26th Brigade at Landing at Lae, New Guinea.
Commander of Australian landing at Tarakan Borneo May 1945
Relinquished command 10 Dec. 1945 RTA 12 Dec. 1945.
Commander CMF 2nd Armoured Brigade, Nov. 1947
Aide de Camp Governor General Jan. 1949 to May 1952
Commander of Australian CMF Contingent to Coronation of Queen Elizabeth
Retired from Army 1954
Manager Shell 1945 – 1956
1956 – 1961 Arbitrator, Conciliation and Arbitration Commission
Died; 23/10/1992 Melbourne
He married Marguerite J Forsyth Sydney 1926