Son of Joseph and Elenora Whittaker, of 39, Portugal Street. Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Ethel Iris Whittaker, of 98, Hampden Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Of 2, Church Road, Farnworth, Lancashire. Previously lived at 1, Portugal Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1915.
Whittaker, John –
Personal details
- Surname: Whittaker
- Forename: John
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Liverpool, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 39
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 1st, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Gunner
- Unit: "B" Battery, 70th Brigade.
- Service number: 796395
- Regiment: Royal Field Artillery
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- 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 Artillery (Nelson Square) Memorial - Bolton
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Farnworth "Fallen In The Fight" Book
- CWGC Memorial: Brandhoek New Military Cemetery, Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: I. F. 15.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 28/09/1917 28/12/1917 02/08/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6c/d* S4* 6g
- Bolton Chronicle: 28/09/1917
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 28/09/1917