Son of James Charles and Sarah Elizabeth Whittle, of 23, Bashall Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Formerly in the employ of the Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company in the wire department. Hit in the head and back by shrapnel and killed instantly. Brother Richard (Dick) served in France.
Whittle, Thomas –
Personal details
- Surname: Whittle
- Forename: Thomas
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 31
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: August 17th, 1917
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 15th (Carmarthenshire) (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: 20961
- Regiment: Welsh [Welch] Regiment
- Enlistment date: April 20th, 1915 - 1915-04-20
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: St / 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)
- Lancashire and Yorkshire Railway Company WWI Memorial at Victoria Station Manchester - and also WWI Roll of Honour Book
- CWGC Memorial: Tyne Cot Memorial, Zonnebeke, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium
- CWGC reference: Panel 93 to 94.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 23/04/1915 14/09/1917 14/09/1917 07/12/1917 23/08/1918
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 7e 4g 6d/e* S15* 6f
- Bolton Chronicle: 14/09/1917