Family of Thomas Dollin: Second Generation in Australia

Caroline Amor Dollin
b 8 Jul 1858; d 1931

Born in Clarence Town, NSW. Daughter of Thomas Dollin and Mary Ann Amor. Note: Mary Ann's mother was also named Caroline Amor.

Married a carpenter from Sydney, James Whitbread, on 25 Jan 1887. James was born in England in 1859.

Caroline Amor Whitbread (nee Dollin) died in Marrickville, NSW, in 1931.

Son of James Whitbread and Caroline Amor Dollin

Eric Stanley Whitbread - b Jul 1895; d 19 Jul 1916

Eric Stanley Whitbread
b Jul 1895; d 19 Jul 1916

Born in St Peters, NSW. Son of James Whitbread and Caroline Amor Dollin.

Eric Whitbread was an apprentice fitter and turner living in St Peters.

He enlisted with the Australian Imperial Force in 53rd Infantry Battalion in Sydney on 14 Aug 1915. He served in France and was killed in action on 19 Jul 1916, aged 20, during the 'Attack at Fromelles'.

Eric Whitbread is buried in the VC Corner Australian Cemetery, Fromelles, France.

Visit the Commonwealth War Graves Commission website for more details.

No photographs of Eric Whitbread have been found yet in family collections. These photographs of Eric were discovered in 'The Sydney Mail' newspaper, where hundreds of photographs of soldiers missing or killed in action were published.
Far left: The Sydney Mail, 27 Sep 1916, published after Eric was declared missing;
Left: The Sydney Mail, 14 Nov 1917, published after his death was confirmed.


The Memorial Plaque and Letter from King of England sent to James and Caroline Whitbread after their son, Eric Stanley Whitbread, was killed in the First World War

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