Fragments of the First AIF - Lieut Frederick Francis Whitelaw

Ted Whitelaw was an integral member of the small community of Kerang, Victoria. But how does a cohort of young men maintain ties to their community while they are at war?

Episode 14: Lieutenant Frederick Francis Whitelaw, 29th Battalion

Sources:

• Service Record 692 Frank Whitelaw

• ‘Football Notes,’ Kerang New Times, 28 May 1912, p.2

• ‘Letter from Egypt,’ Kerang New Times, 29 February 1916, p.2.

• ‘Our Soldiers,’ Kerang New Times, 9 January 1917, p.2.

• Medal Recommendation, 2/Lieutenant Frederick Francis Whitelaw, AWM

• ‘Kerang Soldier’s Promotion,’ Kerang New Times, 15 June 1917, p.2.

• ‘Our Soldiers: The Late Private Gordon Freeman,’ Kerang New Times, 24 July 1917, p.3.

• ‘Soldiers’ Letters,’ Kerang New Times, 11 September 1917, p.2.

• Solders’ Letters,’ Kerang New Times, 18 September 1917, p.2.

• ‘Soldiers’ Letters,’ Kerang New Times, 27 November 1917, p.3.

• ‘Soldiers’ Letters,’ Kerang New Times, 8 January 1918, p.2.

• ‘Our Soldiers,’ Kerang New Times, 16 August 1918, p.4. 

• War Diary 29th Battalion, 9 August 1918.

• ‘Soldiers’ Letters,’ Kerang New Times, 26 November 1918, p.3.

Kerang Cemetery, 30 March 2025