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Surname: WHITELL
Forename(s): James
Place of Birth: Burnley, Lancashire
Service No: 3/9658
Rank: Private
Regiment / Corps / Service: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Battalion / Unit: 2nd Battalion
Division: 4th Division
Age: ---
Date of Death: 1916-10-24
Awards: ---
CWGC Grave / Memorial Reference: Pier and Face 6 A and 6 B.
CWGC Cemetery: ---
CWGC Memorial: THIEPVAL MEMORIAL
Non-CWGC Burial: ---
Local War Memorial: CARLETON-IN-CRAVEN, YORKSHIRE
Local War Memorial: EARBY, YORKSHIRE
Additional Information:
James Whitell was the son of Arthur and Harriet Whitell, née Pearson. Both parents were born at Burnley, Lancashire.
1901 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 11, White Lion Street - James Whitell, age 7 years, born Burnley, Lancashire, son of Arthur and Harriet Whitell.
1911 Earby, Yorkshire Census: 5, Wesley Place - James Whitell, age 18 years, born Burnley, Lancashire, son of Arthur and Harriet Whitell.
James was married to Ruth Broadley in 1914. Ruth married Thomas Holden in 1923.
British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards: Pte James Whitell, 9658, 2/W. Rid. R. Theatre of War first served in: [1 - France]. Date of entry therein: 8.9.14. K. in A. 24.10.16.
British Army WW1 Medal and Award Rolls: Pte James Whitell, 3/9658, 2 W. Rid. R. K. in A. 24.10.16.
Army Registers of Soldiers' Effects: Pte James Whitell, 9658, 2nd Bn W. Riding. Date and Place of Death: 24.10.16. France. To whom Authorised/Amount Authorised: Widow - Ruth. £27 6s. 6d.
UK, WW1 Pension Ledgers and Index Cards, 1914-1923: card(s) exist for James.
See also:
‘Earby in the First World War’ by Stephanie Carter, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2014).
‘Our Finest Crop’ by Steven Marshall, published by Earby & District Local History Society (2020).
Data Source: Local War Memorial
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Entry in West Yorkshire Pioneer Illustrated War Record:
WHITELL, James, aged 25, West Riding Regiment, husband of Mrs. Whitell, of Beckside, Carleton, killed in France Oct. 24, 1916.
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Private James WHITELL
Regiment / Corps / Service Badge: Duke of Wellington’s (West Riding Regiment)
Divisional Sign / Service Insignia: 4th Division
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James’s widow [maiden name Ruth Broadley] also lost her 2 yrs old son James to meningitis in October 1916. She married Thomas Holden of Skipton about 1920. She went on to have more children Arthur, Thomas, John, Cedric, Walter, Mary and Joan. Ruth was my mother.