Eldest son of Robert and Sarah Ann Whittle, of 67, Aitken Street, Accrington, Lancashire. Formerly of Craig-y-don, 156, Markland Hill Lane, Bolton, Lancashire, and 124, Church Road, Smithills, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted in British Columbia in September 1914. Sustained a bullet wound through the left arm October 1916.
Whittle, Frank Johnson –
Personal details
- Surname: Whittle
- Forename: Frank Johnson
- Date of birth: October 6th, 1885
- Birth place: Egerton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 31
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: May 6th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 44th Battalion, Canadian Infantry (New Brunswick Regiment).
- Service number: 628597
- Regiment: Canadian Imperial Forces
- Enlistment date: June 29th, 1916 - 1916-06-29
- Enlistment location: Vernon, British Columbia, Canada
- 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 Municipal Secondary School
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- Delph Hill Wesleyans Roll of Honour
- Egerton Wesleyan Church and Schools WWI Memorial
- CWGC Memorial: La Chaudiere Military Cemetery, Vimy, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: V. A. 6.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 20/10/1916 18/05/1917 18/05/1917 07/12/1917
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 6f 4g 6c/d* S8*