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ARTHUR WHITTAKER
BORN HULL 31/10/1890. ELDEST SON OF FREDERICK WHITTAKER (1858-1916) & GEORGINA TAYLOR (1862-1939). ONE OF TEN SURVIVING CHILDREN, OF 35, BANNISTER BUILDINGS, NAYLORS ROW, HULL (1901 ADDRESS) AND 58, CROWL STREET, HULL (1911 CENSUS)
HE MARRIED MARGARET FAIRBANK (1893-1968), AT HULL IN 1914. HUSBAND OF MARGARET (LATER COATES), OF 7, WATERLOO TERRACE, CRAVEN STREET, HULL & 5, GORDON TERRACE, BUCKINGHAM STREET, HULL (WAR PENSION ADDRESSES). HE HAD THREE CHILDREN (MARGARET, ALICE AND ARTHUR JOSEPH. HE WORKED AS A COAL HOIST.
HE ENLISTED IN HULL. SERVED WITH THE 4TH NORTH STAFFORDSHIRE REGIMENT. KILLED IN ACTION, ON 05/11/1917, AGED 27. BURIED NEAR CAMBRAI, FRANCE.
HIS WIDOW WAS AWARDED A WEEKLY WAR PENSION, ON 29 SHILLINGS & SEVEN PENCE, ON 27/5/18. THEIR DAUGHTER ALICE DIED IN 1918. HIS SISTER ,AY ALSO DIED IN 1919.
| Name | Arthur Whittaker |
|---|---|
| Birth Place | Hull - 31 Oct 1890 |
| Death Date | 5 Nov 1917 |
| Death Place | Delsaux Farm Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais, France |
| Enlistment Place | Hull |
| Rank | Private |
| Regiment | North Staffordshire (Prince of Wales's) Regiment |
| Battalion | 4th Battalion |
| Regimental Number | 48494 |
| Type of Casualty | Killed in action |
| Theatre of War | Western European Theatre |
Beugny 62124
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