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 1896 - 1916 (~ 20 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Walter Whiteley was born in Mar 1896; died on 01 Jul 1916 in Battle of the Somme; was buried in Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France. Other Events and Attributes:
- Physical Description: 05 Jun 1915, Manchester, Lancashire, England; Medical history and examination on enlistment into the military: 5 feet 4 inches, 120 pounds, chest measurement 35 inches on expansion, range of expansion 3 inches, pulse 76. The medical report concludes, "Became non-effective by: Killed in Action."
- Military Service: 05 Jun 1915, Manchester, Lancashire, England; Enlisted 5 Jun 1915 in the 20th (Service) Battalion, Manchester Regiment (5th City). Service number 20-26079. Killed in action at the Battle of the Somme, 1 Jul 1916.
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Buried:
The Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme is a major war memorial to 72,090 missing British and Commonwealth men who died in the Battle of the Somme of the First World War and who have no known grave. It is located in France near the village of Thiepval, Picardie.
Walter Whiteley's inscription is at Pier and Face 13 A and 14 C. See http://www.cwgc.org/search/casualty_details.aspx?casualty=821155
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