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Surname: WHITEOAK
Forename(s): Charles Buckley
Place of Birth: Silsden, Yorkshire
Service No: 45316
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: York and Lancaster Regiment
Battalion / Unit: 1/4th (Hallamshire) Battalion
Division: 49th (West Riding) Division
Age: 22
Date of Death: 1918-04-13
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 125 to 128.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: TYNE COT MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: ADDINGHAM, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Charles Buckley Whiteoak was the son of Craven Buckley and Martha Whiteoak, née Moore. Craven was born at Steeton and Martha at Addingham, Yorkshire.
1901 Addingham, Yorkshire Census: Gildersber - Charley Whiteoak, aged 4 years, born Silsden, Yorkshire, son of Craven Buckley and Martha Whiteoak.
1911 Addingham, Yorkshire Census: High House Farm - Charley Whiteoak, aged 14 years, born Addingham, son of Craven Buckley and [stepson of] Marianne Whiteoak. [Craven had married Marianne Hollingdrake in 1910.]
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte Charles B. Whiteoak, 45316, York and Lancaster Regiment.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte Charles Buckley Whiteoak, 45316, 1/4 York & Lanc. R. Died of Wounds 13.4.18.
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record: ---
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Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: York and Lancaster Regiment
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 49th (West Riding) Division
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20 September 1918
ADDINGHAM
No news has yet been received of Private Charles Whiteoak, one of the four sons serving of Mr. Buckley Whiteoak, farmer, Addingham, who has been missing since April. He is 21 years of age, and joined up in October, 1917. He had been slightly wounded and gassed previous to being reported missing. News of him would be welcomed by his father.
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20 September 1918
Addingham Man Wounded, Gassed and Missing
No news has yet been received of Pte. Charles Whiteoak, one of the four sons of Mr. Buckley Whiteoak, farmer, Addingham, who has been missing since April. He is 21 years of age and joined up in October, 1917. He had been slightly wounded and gassed previous to being reported missing. News of him would be welcomed by his father.
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