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Name : Jim (James) Wheeler. Son of Frederick Wheeler (died 1920) and Mrs. Alice Wheeler (née Mitchell), of Whiteley Bank Cottage, Wroxall, Isle of Wight. Born 1896, Chale, Isle of Wight. [note - his birth was registered as Jim Wheeler; some official records give his name as James) |
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Census Information :
1901 : Fred and Alice Wheeler, with their children including Jim aged 4, are at Fulford, Chale. Fred Wheeler is a Mason. 1911 : Fred and Alice Wheeler, with their children including Jim aged 14, are at Clevelands Road, Wroxall. Fred Wheeler is a Bricklayer. |
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Service details : Lance Corporal 22946 Jim (James) Wheeler, 15th Bn Hampshire Regiment. | |
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Casualty Details :
Died : 1st August 1917 aged 21 Commemorated at : Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Belgium. CWGC record ... |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Whitwell War Memorial SS Mary & Rhadegund Church, Whitwell, War Memorial Blackgang Mission, Chale, Roll of Honour County War Memorial, Carisbrooke Castle |
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Documents :
ISLE OF WIGHT MERCURY
Friday, August 24, 1917 Page 1 Mr. and Mrs. F. Wheeler, of Wydcombe Lodge, Whitwell, have received the sad news that their only son, Lance-Corporal Jim Wheeler, 15th Battalion, Hants Regt., was killed in action on August 1st, 1917, with the British Expeditionary Force, France. The sympathy of the whole village goes out to them in their sad loss. Lance Corporal Wheeler was 21 years of age. |
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Acknowledgments :
Janet Griffin for newspaper research |
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Page status :
Page last updated : 17 November 2011 |
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