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Surname: WHIPP
Forename(s): Herbert Ewart
Place of Birth: Barnoldswick, Yorkshire
Service No: 127343
Rank: Gunner
Regiment / Corps / Service: Royal Field Artillery
Battalion / Unit: 'A' Battery 277th Brigade
Division: ---
Age: 19
Date of Death: 1918-03-26
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Panel 7 to 10.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: POZIERES MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: BARNOLDSWICK, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
Herbert Ewart Whipp (born 14 June 1898 at 32, Essex Street) was the son of Abraham and Mary (Polly) Whipp, née Baxter. Abraham was born at Barnoldswick and Mary at Salterforth, Yorkshire.
1901 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 10, Rook Street - Herbert E. Whipp, aged 2 years, grandson of William and Sarah Baxter.
1911 Barnoldswick, Yorkshire Census: 10, Henry Street - Herbert Ewart Whipp, age 12 years, born Barnoldswick, grandson of William Baxter, widower.
British Army WW1 Medal Rolls Index Cards: Dvr Herbert E. Whipp, 127343, R.F.A.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Dvr Herbert Ewart Whipp, 127343, R.F.A. Dead 26.3.18.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Dvr Herbert Ewart Whipp, 127343, A/277 Bde. R.F.A. Date and Place of Death: 26.3.18. In action France or Belgium. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Father: Abraham. £21 19s. 8d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for Herbert. Names on card(s): Aunt and guardian - Miss Annie Baxter, 10, Rook Street, Barnoldswick. Mother - Mrs Mary Whipp, 56, York Street, Barnoldswick.
A short biography of Herbert is included in: ‘Barnoldswick – A small Town’s part in conflicts 1800 to 2014’ by Peter Ian Thompson (2014).
Data Source: Craven’s Part in the Great War - original CPGW book entry
View Entry in CPGW BookEntry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
WHIPP, Gunner Ewart, R.F.A., grandson of the late Mr. Wm. Baxter, 10, Rook Street, [Barnoldswick], killed in action March 26, 1918.
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Gunner Herbert Ewart WHIPP
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Royal Field Artillery
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19 April 1918
Gunner H. E. Whipp, Barnoldswick
The death has been officially notified of Gunner Herbert Ewart Whipp, R.F.A., grandson of the late Mr. William Baxter, 10 Rook Street. He was killed on March 26th. Though only 19 years of age Gunner Whipp had been in France eight months. Before enlistment he worked for Messrs. Johnson, Slater and Widdup, Barnsey Shed, and was a member of the Barnoldswick Orchestral Society and the Bethesda Church Choir.
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19 April 1918
WHIPP – Killed in action on March 26th, Gunner Ewart Whipp, R.F.A., grandson of the late Mr. Wm. Baxter, 10, Rook Street, Barnoldswick.
19 April 1918
CRAVEN AND THE WAR
Barnoldswick Casualties
Pte. Colin Ashton, Royal Warwicks, killed in action on March 24th, was the eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Ashton, 41, Harrison Street, Barnoldswick, and 21 years of age. Enlisting in February, 1916, he was wounded after 12 mouths’ service in France, whither he only returned in the early part of last month. Before joining up he was employed by Mr. B. Eccleston, painter. He originally joined the 11th Hussars, but was transferred to the Warwicks on returning to the front.
The death has been officially notified of Gunner Herbert Ewart Whipp, R.F.A., grandson of the late Mr. Wm. Baxter, 10, Rook Street. He was killed on March 26th. Though only 19 years of age, Gunner Whipp had been in France eight months. Before enlistment he worked for Messrs. Johnson Slater and Widdup, Barnsey Shed, and was a member of the Barnoldswick Orchestral Society and the Bethesda Baptist Church choir.
Corpl. Alexander Greenhalgh, R.F.A., killed in action on March 21st, leaves a wife and one child living at 23, Bolland Street, Barnoldswick. He was 29 years of age, a native of Blackburn, and had spent two years in France.
26 April 1918
WHIPP – In loving memory of Gunner Herbert Ewart Whipp, only son of Mr. and Mrs. Abraham Whipp, killed in action March 26th, aged 19 years.
– From his sorrowing Father, Mother and Sister. 56, York Street, Barnoldswick.
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