Eldest son of Thomas Henry Whitelegg and Annie Whitelegg, of 39, Rowena Street, Great Lever, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted January 1916.
Whitelegg, James Stanley –
Personal details
- Surname: Whitelegg
- Forename: James Stanley
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Farnworth, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 25
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 8th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Corporal
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: PS/10046
- Regiment: Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: V / BW
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Michael's (Great Lever) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Monchy British Cemetery, Monchy-le-Preux, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: I. K. 1.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 24/08/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 8a* S14*
- Bolton Chronicle: 24/08/1917 31/08/1917
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 31/08/1917 28/12/1917