 After his discharge from the Australian Imperial Force , Whittle re @-@ settled in Hobart with his family . He briefly re @-@ enlisted in the 40th Battalion during 1921 , before moving to Sydney , New South Wales , where he gained employment as an inspector on the staff of an insurance company . Whittle later worked in several other jobs , including a period of service with Tooth 's Brewery in Sydney . On 11 November 1929 , he attended the New South Wales Dinner for recipients of the Victoria Cross in Sydney , before briefly re @-@ enlisting in the Australian Army once again the following year . 
