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Name : George Edgar Whittington Son of : George Whittington and Annie Maria Whittington (née Pitman), of Stone Steps, Calbourne, Isle of Wight. Born : 1895, Calbourne. |
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Census information : 1901 : George and Annie Whittington, with their children including Arthur aged 11, and [George] Edgar aged 5, are at Stone Steps, Calbourne. George Whittington is a Gardener and Dairyman. 1911 : George and Annie Whittington, with their children including Arthur aged 21, and George Edgar aged 15, are at Stone Steps, Calbourne. George Whittington is a Market Gardener and Dairyman. Arthur Whittington is a Coal Merchant. George Edgar Whittington is a Post and Telegraph Boy. |
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Service Details : 2/Lt George Edgar Whittington, The King's (Liverpool Regiment). Formerly A/Cpl 18975, 3rd Bn., Grenadier Guards. |
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Casualty Details : Died : 30 November 1917, aged 22. Commemorated at : Cambrai Memorial, Louverval, Nord, France. CWGC Record |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Calbourne Parish War Memorial Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial Panel 14 There is also an Additional inscription (not yet fully recorded) on a family headstone at All Saints Churchyard, Calbourne. |
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Documents and Newspaper cuttings :
From letters held by Anna Buckett, George Edgar Whittington was killed in action, but since his body was not recovered or buried, it seems that for some time the family thought he may have been taken prisoner. |
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Acknowledgments :
Anna Buckett for permission to copy documents and photographs relating to George Edgar Whittington. Anna Buckett is his great-niece. |
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Further Information :
George Edgar Whittington's half-brother, Arthur Whittington, also died in the First World War. |
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Page last updated : 21 September 2012 |
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