Private 3424 John Whittle
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: Lancashire Fusiliers - 1st Bn.
Theatre of War: Gallipoli
Theatre of War First Served: (2b)
Date Entered Therein: 20/08/1915
Age at death: 23
Date of death: 21st of August 1915
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Helles Memorial - Panel 58 to 72 or 218 to 219.
BMD details:
Marriage: 07/02/1914 Joannem WHITTLE to Margaritam CAIN at Sacred Heart RC.
Family details:
Address from MIC: 138 Wilson St, St Helens, Lancs.
Census details:
1901 - 9 years old John is living at 13 Hardy Street, St Helens with parents Edward (35), Annie (33) and six siblings: William (13), Edward (11), James (7), Robert J (5), Benjamin (2), Alice A (2 Mths). Also at the address is visitor Alexander M Ross (36). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Labourer' John living at 122 Wilson Street, St Helens with parents Edward (45), Annie (43) and eight siblings: William (23), Edward (21), James (17), Robert (15), Alice A (12), Ester (9), Fred (5), Magg (1). Boarding at the address was Peter Bridgeham (23).
Notes:
Age taken from census.
Age taken from census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/3424JohnWhittle.jpg[/pic][caption]Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects, 1901-1929[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/JohnWhittleLFs.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Reporter - Courtesy Ste M[/caption]
[pic]imgs/WW1_memorials/3424JohnWhittle.jpg[/pic][caption]The panel on the Helles Memorial bearing the inscription for Private John Whittle
(Photograph courtesy of Phil Wood off GWF )[/caption]
