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.
Whittle, Robert –
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: Royal Fusiliers (City of London) Regiment
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Manchester, 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 Grammar School - Bolton 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
- Tillotson and Son (Publishers) Limited - Bolton
- 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