Albert Harold Whip (1899 - 1942)

Born 18 Aug 1899 in Taralga, New South Wales, Australia

Ancestors

Husband of Alma May (Walduck) Whip — married 18 Nov 1926 in Queensland, Australia

Died 12 Aug 1942 at age 42 in Wentworth Falls, New South Wales, Australia

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Biography

Harold Whip is an Anzac who served in World War One.

Albert was born in 1899. He was known by his middle name, Harold, and was the son of Albert Philip Whip (Allie Whip) and Emily Cordingley.

Harold served in World War One with service no. 50742, enlisting in December 1917. During the War he sustained injuries, which were to affect him for the rest of his life.

Following the war, Harold married Poppy Walduck of Roma. This was in 1926.

• Fact: Residence (1934) Roma, Maranoa, Queensland, Australia

He passed away in 1942 as a result of illness. His obituary states he was 43 years old and appeared in the Balonne Beacon on 27 August 1942 as follows:

MR. HAROLD WHIP

The death took place at Wentworth Falls, N.S.W. on Thursday last of Mr. Harold Whip at the age of 43 years. Deceased was a son of the late Mr. A. P. Whip a well know grazier of the Roma district. He had followed station work, and was a good all round bushman and enlisted In the A.I.F. In the war 1914/18, having considerable service overseas. Returning to Roma district after the war, he again followed bush work for some time and later became a registered bookmakers, operating on most of the south western racecourses and later In the Brisbane area. He was a good supporter of all sport. He married Miss Poppy Walduck of Roma, and is survived by his widow and two daughters. (Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954) Thu 27 Aug 1942 Page 3 MR. HAROLD WHIP)

One death notice read:

MR. HAROLD WHIP DEAD

Mr. Harold Whip, 43 years, well-known Brisbane bookmaker, died at Wentworth Falls (N.S.W.) yesterday after a long illness. His body will be cremated in Sydney today. Deceased, who leaves a widow and two girls, served in the Great War. (The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Fri 14 Aug 1942 Page 6 MR. HAROLD WHIP DEAD)

Another newspaper printed the following tribute:

VALE, HAROLD!

Bookmaker's Death

Good fellow, outstanding, sports man, and a member of that immortal band, the 1914-18 A.I.F., Harold Whip, well-known Brisbane bookmaker, died last Wednesday after a long illness.

WHIP, who suffered ill-health as a result of war injuries, was a hos pital case some little time after the 1941 Doomben Newmarket meeting. His legion of friends were overjoyed to learn that he was making pro-gress a couple of months ago, but he collapsed a fortnight ago, and died. Whip was known as one of the most dashing of Brisbane's fielders. He was known by the racing public all over Queensland, and his loss will be keenly felt. Truth (Brisbane, Qld. : 1900 - 1954), Sunday 16 August 1942, page 3

Sources

• Australia Birth Index - Ancestry.com. Australia, Birth Index, 1788-1922 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: Albert H Whip; Birth Date: 1899; Birth Place: New South Wales; Registration Year: 1899; Registration Place: Taralga, New South Wales, Australia; Father: Albert P Whip; Mother: Emily; Registration Number: 25528
• World War One Service Records - National Archives of Australia; Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia; B2455, First Australian Imperial Force Personnel Dossiers, 1914-1920. Sourced via Ancestry.com. Australia, WWI Service Records, 1914-1920 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Name: Albert Harold Whip; Age: 18; Birth Year: abt 1896; Birth Place: Taralga, New South Wales; Dossier Year Range: 1914-1920; Enlistment Place: Roma, Queensland; Service Number: 50742; Father: Albert Phillip Whip - also see record at https://discoveringanzacs.naa.gov.au/browse/records/418437
• Australia Marriage Index - Ancestry.com. Australia, Marriage Index, 1788-1950 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: Albert Harold Whip; Spouse Name: Alma May Walduck; Marriage Date: 18 Nov 1926; Marriage Place: Queensland; Registration Place: Queensland; Registration Year: 1926; Registration Number: 003387; Page Number: 4279
• Death Notice - The Courier-Mail (Brisbane, Qld. : 1933 - 1954) Fri 14 Aug 1942 Page 6 MR. HAROLD WHIP DEAD - accessed at Trove - https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/rendition/nla.news-article50127005.txt?print=true
• Australia Death Index - Ancestry.com. Australia, Death Index, 1787-1985 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Name: Albert Arnold Whip (Note: should read Albert Harold Whip); Death Date: 1942; Death Place: New South Wales; Father's name: Albert Phillip; Mother's name: Emily; Registration Year: 1942; Registration Place: Katoomba, New South Wales; Registration Number: 18598
• Obituary - Balonne Beacon (St. George, Qld. : 1909 - 1954), Thursday 27 August 1942, page 3 - accessed at Trove http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article217053161