Whittle, Robert –

Youngest son of Robert and Sarah Ann Whittle, of 67, Aitken Street, Accrington, Lancashire. Formerly of Craig-y-don, Markland Hill Lane, Doffcocker, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Grammar School (1907-10). Previously employed by Messrs. Tillotson & Sons, Ltd. Also reported as Bert.

Personal details

  • Surname: Whittle
  • Forename: Robert
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Egerton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 19
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: December 5th, 1915
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Private
  • Unit: 19th (2nd Public Schools) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 6327
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Brown's Road Military Cemetery, Festubert, Pas de Calais, France
  • CWGC reference: II. E. 13.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 01/04/1915 17/12/1915 17/12/1915 24/12/1915 21/03/1916 20/10/1916 18/05/1917 10/08/1917
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 5h 6c* 6b 8m* 6f 6c 6f
  • Bolton Chronicle: 27/03/1915
  • Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 17/12/1915

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