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 1896 - 1916 (~ 20 years)
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| Name |
Walter Whiteley |
| Birth |
Mar 1896 |
| Gender |
Male |
| 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. |
| Death |
01 Jul 1916 |
Battle of the Somme |
| Burial |
No Known Grave |
Thiepval Memorial, Picardie, France [1] |
- 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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| Person ID |
I602071016 |
Walsh - Wilson Family Tree |
| Last Modified |
7 Mar 2010 |
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| Albums |
 | Walter Whiteley WW1 Military Record (8)
Walter Whitley, "apparent age" 19 years 3 months, enlisted in the 20th (Service) Battalion Manchester Regiment (5th City) on 5 Jun 1915. He enlisted "for the duration of the war, at the end of which you will be discharged with all convenient speed."
On 7 Jun 1915 he joined at Heaton Park, on 9 Nov 1915 he was part of the Expeditionary Force - France, and he was killed in action on 1 Jul 1916. |
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| Sources |
- [S5030] Commonwealth War Graves Commission, (http://www.cwgc.org), Casualty 821155 (Reliability: 3).
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