*** CHARLES HAMILTON WHITEFORD & VERA MARTHA BURNETT ***
CHARLES HAMILTON WHITEFORD
Born: 17 Oct 1891 - Glasgow, Scotland.
Married: VERA MARTHA WHITEFORD
Date: 22 Oct 1921 - Perth, W.A..
Died: 21 June 1925 - St.John of God, Subiaco
VERA MARTHA BURNETT
Born: 2 April 1901 - Broken Hill, N.S.W.
Married: CHARLES HAMILTON WHITEFORD
Date: 21 June 1921 - Perth. W.A.
Died: 8 April 1995 - Adelaide S.A.
Mr. and Mrs C.H.Whiteford and their attendants. (1921)
Their children:
ARNOLD WHITEFORD
Born: 11 Oct 1922 - North Perth, W.A .
Married: JOYCE DORIS BALLARD
Date: 19 Oct 1946 - St Georges Cathedral,Perth,W.A.
Died: 16 Feb 1972 - Meltham, W.A.
CHARLES WHITEFORD
Born: 5 Sept 1925 - North Perth W.A.
Charles Whiteford with Mother.(Adelaide 1975)
*** THE WHITEFORD STORY ***
We now journey to a suburb of Glasgow, Scotland where on the 30.12.1873 a
MATTHEW WHITEFORD and a MARGARET HAMILTON were married. In Glasgow on the
17.10.1891 a son was born & called CHARLES HAMILTON WHITEFORD.
He migrated to Western Australia just prior to the 1914-1918 War, and in due course he enlisted in the 1st. A.I.F. & served in France.
(The following details were supplied from his personnel dossier for 1st. A.I.F. ex-service members as provided by the Australian Archives Mitchell. ACT.)
He enlisted on the 30.10.1916 at BlackBoy Hill W.A. & joined the 8 REINFT8 48th. Battalion.
Enlisted No.----------3245
Age.------------------26 years.
Height.---------------5feet 7ins. (170cms)
Weight.---------------144lbs. (65kgs)
Complexion.-----------Fresh
Eyes.-----------------Brown
Hair.-----------------Brown
Religion.-------------C of E.
Occupation.-----------Machinist.
In due course his Battn. went to France where he was made a L/Cpl and also a T/Artificer. About August 1917 and again in August 1918 he was gassed slightly, which left him with a persistant cough.
On the 6.3.1919 he was admitted to a Hospital in England suffering from an old injury to the cornea of his left eye, where he developed influenza. He was one of the few lucky ones to recover from this terrible strain of influenza which killed millions of people throughout the world.
He was granted special leave from 5th.April to the 5th.October 1919 with pay only, to attend The Steel Coy of Scotland of 23, Royal Exchange Square, Glasgow for Steel Smelting instruction. During this time he stayed with his step Mother Mrs Mary (McMillan) Whiteford at 5A,Marquis St. Glasgow.
On the 3.11.1919 he embarked on the ship "Mahana" for Fremantle and was discharged on the 29.1.1920.
He received The British War Medal and the Victory Medal.
He worked for The West Australian Newspaper in St. Georges Tce. Perth as a machinist.
On the 22.10.1921 he married VERA MARTHA BURNETT and purchased a new home at 17,Pennant St. North Perth, where they lived happily, their first son, ARNOLD being born on the 11.10.1922 at North Perth. Unfortunately, Charles had kidney problems & was operated on at St. John of God Hospital, Subiaco during June 1925 and passed away on the 21st.June 1925 from infections Then on the 5.9.1925 another son, CHARLES was born.
Mrs VERA MARTHA WHITEFORD continued to live at Pennant St. and her father HARRY BURNETT moved in to keep her company and no doubt assist with the house payments, her only income being a War Pension. Unfortunately, on the 2.11.1926 at the age of only 55 years Harry Burnett passed away suddenly of a heart attack whilst sitting in the kitchen.
All this was too much for our mother and after letting her home, we all moved to Armadale W.A. where we stayed with her Uncle & Aunt, Charles & Mary Walton.
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