253580 Rflmn. Charles Whiteman British Army 10th Battalion Kings Royal Rifle Corps from:West Ham (d.15th September 1916) Charles Whiteman served with the 10th Battalion, King's Royal Rifle Corps and was attached to the 7th Rifle Brigade.
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243958 2/Lt. C. Whites British Army 9th Btn. King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment
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575 Sjt. T. Whiteside Army 2/7th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
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220374 Pte. William Whiteside British Army 6th Btn. Kings Own Lancashire Regiment from:St. Andrews Rd, St Annes-on-the-Sea, Lancashire Billy Whiteside fought in Gallipoli and Mesopotamia. He was my grandfather born 1896 died 1964
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221972 Pte. Edward Whiteway British Army 2nd/4th Btn Royal Berskire Regiment from:Reading (d.22nd Aug 1917)
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251479 Sergeant William Alexander Whitewright British Army 23rd (1st Sportsman's) Battalion Royal Fusilers from:Paddington, London
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239603 Sgt. Alfred Whitfield British Army 22nd Btn. London Regiment Alfred Whitfield was entitled to 1914-15 Star, British War and Victory medals
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576 Pte. Charles W. Whitfield Army 5th Btn. Durham Light Infantry (d.24th May 1915)
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236404 Pte. Charles Henry Whitfield British Army 2/7th Battalion Devonshire Regiment from:Brunswick Road, Hansworth, Birmingham, England
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236396 Pte. Charles Henry Whitfield British Army 2/7th Battalion Devonshire Regiment from:Brunswick Road, Hansworth, Birmingham
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249954 Pte. Charles William Whitfield British Army 16th Btn. Royal Welch Fusiliers from:Hanmer Charles Whitfield served with the 16th Royal Welch Fusiliers and was wounded on the 8th of November 1918.
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241788 Pte James Whitfield British Army 1st Btn. Border Regiment from:Cumberland
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300344 Pte. Joseph Whitfield British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
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300701 Sgt. Norman Gregory Whitfield British Army 18th Btn. Durham Light Infantry
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208397 Pte. Robert Whitfield British Army 22nd Btn. Manchester Regiment from:Cadishead, Manchester My Grandfather was Robert Whitfield. I know he served in the British Army during WW1. I was told by my Auntie when she was alive that he served in Belgium. I am researching Family History and would love to know a bit more about what he was actually doing over there. Robert survived WW1 and went on to be a Junior School Deputy Headmaster in the Greater Manchester area.
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253366 L/Cpl Robert Clark Whitfield British Army 12th Btn. Durham Light Infantry from:East Howle, Co Durham (d.25th Sep 1916) Robert Whitfield was my great grandfather.
He died of his wounds on Monday 25th of September 1916 and is buried at the Dernancourt Communal Cemetery (Extension) near Amiens in France. His eldest daughter, my grandmother Grace, was only 10 years old when he died, so there are no photos and she never spoke of him.
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245334 Pte. Frederick Whitham British Army 2nd Btn. C Coy. Yorkshire Regiment from:Brightside, Sheffield (d.26th Sep 1915)
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230750 Pte. Thomas Whitham VC.British Army 1st Btn. Coldstream Guards from:Worsthorne, Burnley
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251027 Pte William Whitham British Army 8th Battalion North Staffordshire from:Beighton, Sheffield (d.5th Oct 1917) I know very little about William Whitham or what he did in the First World War. I do have a postcard sent from him to his mother (Possibly in 1916)
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238115 Cpl. Albert George Whiting MSMBritish Army 11th L. Railway Op. Coy. Royal Engineers from:East Haddon, Northamptonshire
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239613 L/Cpl. John Cyril Whiting MM.British Army 2nd Btn. Rifle Brigade from:Wallingford As a child I was brought up by Grandma and Granddad Jack Whiting, he passed away when I was only nine so I never got to talk to him about anything really but I was always with him. He collected me from infant school every dinner time wearing his black beret and khaki trench coat.
It was only when I got older and saw his medals that I started to have an interest in what he had done. To this day I'm still trying to find out about how he won his Military Medal all that he had ever said to the family was as he said it "Having a shit under shell fire". I have recently found a letter from Lt-General Sir Aylmer Hunter Weston, Commanding VIII Corps congratulating him for his gallant conduct during the period 17th to 19th November 1917.
He also never spoke to the family about where he came from or his family, all that they knew was he had run away to join the Army. With more research I have found he was from a family of land workers living in Berkshire. From an early censor I found that there were five in the household Isaac (Grandfather Draymen) Christmas (Father Yes, Isaac had him christened with that name. Engine Driver plough shuttle), Rosina (Mother).
They had three boys John (my grandfather)1896-1966, William 1898-1914 and Donald 1900-1905.
John was a gifted musician and won a scholarship to a college when and where I don't know, it was from here I think he ran away to join the Army.
William was in the Royal Berkshire Regiment when he was wounded in a retreat (again I have no information). He succumbed to his wounds at the Military Hospital in Aldershot, Hants.
Little Donald (I have no information at all).
I was told the he did go to visit his parents in Wallingford either during leave or post war, but wasn't welcomed according to family he never contacted them ever again.
At some point he was promoted to staff sergeant and became the Bandmaster of the 2nd Btn. The Rifle Brigade, until around 1936. He was called up again in 1939 this time to the Royal Tank Corps as a training NCO in Warminster, Wiltshire.
Post WWII he worked for the Royal Aircraft Establishment, Farnborough.
Granddad Passed away in October 1966.
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236196 L/Sgt. Richard Whiting British Army 1st Btn. Royal Warwickshire Regiment from:Birmingham (d.23rd October 1916) Lance Sergeant Richard Whiting was my paternal great-uncle, my grandfather's eldest brother. My grandfather, Isaac, was around 10 years old when Richard died. Richard was 33 years old when he was lost in battle. He was married and left a wife, Alice, and at least one young child (possibly three children). He is listed online as being memorialised at Thiepval. We would love to know more about him and we are currently trying to research about him and confirm as much information as we can.
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223526 Pte. William Jesse Whiting British Army 5th Btn. Royal Berkshire Regiment from:Stoke Goldington (d.30th Nov 1917)
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218050 Spr. Joseph Whitlam British Army 25th Divisional Signal Coy Royal Engineers from:Wombwell Joseph Whitlam was my grandfather. He served with the Royal Engineers 25th Divisional Signal Company, and I would welcome any information on where this company served in France.
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245755 A/Bmdr. Brooke Whitley British Army 194th Siege Battery Royal Garrison Artillery from:Bradford, West Yorkshire (d.16th March 1918) Brooke Whitley served with 194th Siege Bty. Royal Garrison Artillery.
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235853 Pte. John Grieveson Whitley British Army 1st/6th Battalion Northumberland Fusiliers from:Newcastle-on-Tyne (d.11th April 1918)
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246668 Pte. John Whitley British Army 1st Btn. Royal Munster Fusiliers from:Schull, Cork (d.4th Sep, 1916)
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252308 Sea. Johnie Robert Whitley Royal Navy from:Detroit, Texas.
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236741 Pte. Thomas David Whitley British Army 50th Btn Machine Gun Corps from:Colwyn Bay, Denbighshire (d.17th Dec 1918)
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225010 Pte. Edward Whitlie British Army 2nd Battalion King's Own Scottish Borderers from:Berwick upon Tweed (d.18th Oct 1914)
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