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War Memorial Rear Panel

In Grateful Memoriam

Details of the Fallen

Name Regiment Rank Service No Died Age Details

MORTON, Allan Edmund MT Reinforcements
Army Service Corps Private M2/105079 26 January 1917 24 -

Cemetery: Morogoro Cemetery, Tanzania, VIII E 12.

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MORRISS, Ernest 2nd Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 23290 30 May 1918 28 -

Son of George H Morriss of 3 Green Lane, Whitwick.
Ernest Morriss had originally volunteered 3 months after hostilities commenced, however, he was rejected for failing the eye test. On finally being accepted he was sent out to Egypt and transferred to Mesopotamia.

Cemetery: Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel, R 63.

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MOULT, John Albert 9th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 13302 3 May 1917 24 -

Son of Albert and Jane Moult of Standard Hill, Coalville.
John Moult was killed during the Battle of Bullecourt.

Memorial: Arras Memorial, Bay 5.

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MYATT, Firman Frederick 13th Company
Machine Gun Corps Private 117018 10 November 1917 23 -

Private Firman Frederick Myatt Husband of Mrs H Myatt of 47 North Street, Whitwick.
Formerly 203700 Leicestershire Regiment.
The Coalville Times of 30th November 1917 reported that Private Myatt died at 6.15pm from a wound in the abdomen only 4 hours after joining his Company. Having enlisted in May 1917 he had been in France for only 3 weeks and before the war he worked at Stableford Wagon Works in Coalville.

Cemetery: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium, XXII EE 20.

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MYERS, Charles 5th Battalion
Black Watch Private S/20466 28 February 1918 - -

Son of Samuel and Emily Myers of 25 Broad Lane, South Kirby, Pontefract, Yorkshire.

Cemetery: Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, IV C 11.
Memorial: Whitwick Holy Cross RC Church.

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PARISH, Harold 1st Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 40817 23 October 1916 21 -

Private Harold Parish, Leicestershire Regiment Son of Mr and Mrs W Parish of 82 Hermitage Road, Whitwick.
Pre war Harold worked at Whitwick Colliery.
Private Parish died of wounds.

Cemetery: St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, B 12 4.

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PARKER, William Zachariah 1st Battalion
Cheshire Regiment Private 50599 30 June 1919 24 -

Son of George Parker of 82 Cademan Street, Whitwick.

Cemetery: Whitwick Cemetery, Church Ground 1 14.

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PARSONS, William 11th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 43012 20 December 1917 38 -

Son of George and Elizabeth Parsons of Hucknall Torkard, Nottingham.
Husband of Carrie Parsons of 53 North Street, Whitwick. The 11th Battalion was raised in October 1915 by the Mayor of Leicester and joined the 6th Division on the 1st April 1916 as Divisional Pioneers.

Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery, XXXI D 10.

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PARTRIDGE, Walter 1st Battalion
South Staffordshire Regiment Private 235129 4 October 1917 - -

Son of Mr H Partridge, Captain of the Whitwick Church Bellringers.
The Coalville Times of Friday 13 September 1918 reported Walter Partridge had last been in Whitwick on 5 August 1917 for the baptism of his baby son. He left a widow and 3 children residing in Green Lane.
Formerly 203329 Leicestershire Regiment.

Cemetery: La Clytte Military Cemetery, V B 27.

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PRICE, Thomas 34th Battalion
Machine Gun Corps (Infantry) Private 117027 31 August 1918 28 Enlisted May 1917

Son of Fred and Sarah Price.
Husband of M J Price of Alma Villas, 11 Hermitage Road, Whitwick.
Formerly 203320 Leicestershire Regiment.

Cemetery: La Clytte Military Cemetery, V B 27.
Memorial: Whitwick Holy Cross RC Church.

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RICHARDS, Samuel 1st Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 10518 10 June 1917 25 -

Son of Thomas and Harriet Richards of 150 Church Lane, Whitwick.

Cemetery: Bethune Town Cemetery, VI F 1.

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ROOME, Ernest 8th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment - - - - Enlisted September 1914

Son of Mrs Roome of Leicester Road, Whitwick.
The Coalville Times of April 12 1918 reported that Ernest Roome had been posted missing on May 3rd 1917 and that Ernest had a brother A Roome serving in the Royal Navy Division.

Ernest Roome does not appear on the Commonwealth War Graves Commision database or the Soldiers Who Died in the Great War CD, however, a 11951 Private Albert Roome (8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment) is listed in both. The records state that Albert Roome was born and resided in Whitwick. According to the references Albert Roome died on the 3rd May 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial (Bay 5).

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TAYLOR, Sam William 'C' Company, 1/5th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Serjeant 240099 29 September 1918 24 Awarded the Military Medal

Serjeant S W Taylor Born at Shepshed, Son of William and Martha Taylor of The Forest, near mount St Bernards Abbey.
Sam Taylor was killed in 1/5th Leicesters attack on the Hindenburg Line. Late afternoon on the 29th September 1918 his battalion was advancing towards the German lines in the vicinity of Fosse Wood when a shell killed Sergeant Taylor. The Coalville Times dated Nov 1st 1918 contains extracts from a letter sent to his parents by an officer of the battalion. The letter states that he was killed instantaneously by a shell splinter wound to the head. The officer also said that days before he had recommended Sergeant Taylor for a gallantry award for single handedly dealing with a machine gun post. It is unclear whether this resulted in the award of his Military Medal or that this had been previously earned.

Cemetery: Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, V C 15/24.

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TOOKEY, Percy 7th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 18121 19 September 1916 20 -

Private Percy Tookey, Leicestershire Regiment Son of Mr and Mrs Tookey of 221 Hermitage Road, Whitwick.
The Coalville Times reported that an officer wrote to Mrs Tookey stating that he had lost one of his best machine gunners. He further stated that Private Tookey was killed instantaneously by a shell and could not have suffered.

Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 2C and 3A.

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TUGBY, Ernest D Company
1st Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 16458 7 June 1915 21 -

Son of Mrs S Wardle, 22 Leicester Road, Whitwick.
Private Tugby was killed whilst occupying trenches in the Ypres Salient.
It is likely that Ernest Tugby was a Nephew of John William Tugby who was killed in the Whitwick Mining Disaster. In the 1901 census Emily Tugby (Mother of John William) was listed as the head of a household in Castle Street along with Mary (daughter age 16) and Ernest (grandson age 6).

Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 33.

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TURNER, C Norfolk Regiment - - - - -

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UNDERWOOD, George William C Company
1/5th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 240576 24 September 1918 22 Drummer in Battalion Band

Born in Loughborough, George was fostered by Mr and Mrs J Orton of 16 Leicester Road, Whitwick.
George was killed at the storming of Pontruet.

Cemetery: Bellicourt British Cemetery, IV K 5.

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UNDERWOOD, William Frank 9th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Lance Corporal 14949 3 October 1915 20 -

Son of John Underwood of 16 North Street (Pares Hill), Whitwick.
Pre War Frank Underwood was employed by the Forest Rock Granite Company and lived at Pare's Hill. He died of wounds received prior to 3 October.

Cemetery: Humbercamps Communal Cemetery Extension, I A 6.

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UNDERWOOD Robert Hawke Battalion
Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve Able Seaman R/4200 25 March 1918 31 Enlisted June 1917

Able Seaman Robert Underwood Husband of Alice Annie Underwood of 8 North Street, Whitwick.
Brother of Frank Underwood commemorated above.
Brother-in-Law of Private A C Hobson also commemorated on the memorial.
Robert Underwood died in a French hospital from the effects of gas poisoning.

Cemetery: St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, P VI F 8B.

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WALTON, Edward 6th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 10328 17 July 1916 20 -

Private Edward Walton Son of James Walton and Ada Walton (Stepmother) of 311 Hermitage Road, Whitwick.
Edward Walton enlisted 1 day after hostilities commenced andwas killed in action at the Battle of Bazentin Ridge on the 14 July 1916. The Coalville Times of 4 August 1916 detailed the contents of a letter sent to his parents by Private Harry Sharpe in which he stated: "he met his death while killing a German officer, when a shell dropped a short distance away."

Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 2C and 3A.

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WESLEY, George 1st Battalion
Royal Marine Light Infantry Lance Corporal PO/18846 22 August 1918 - -

Memorial: Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Panel 1.

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WHITTAKER, Bernard 8th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 14993 25 September 1915 31 -

Son of William and Eliza Whittaker of 68 Albert Street, Coalville, Private Whittaker lived on Leicester Road and worked at South Leicester Colliery.

Memorial: Loos Memorial, Panel 42 to 44.
Memorial: Whitwick Holy Cross RC Church.

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WHITEMORE, Lawrence Albert 6th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 10388 19 July 1916 - -

Cemetery: Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, II C 6.

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WILSON, Alfred John Hood Battalion
Royal Naval Division Leading Seaman Tyneside Z/5575 21 August 1918 26 -

Leading Seaman A J Wilson Adopted son of Amos and Julia Allen of 32 Silver Street, Whitwick.
Educated at Whitwick Church School and a member of Whitwick Gymnasium, Alfred Wilson was the battalion gym instructor. Pre war he worked as a shunter at Whitwick Colliery.

Memorial: Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, III C 1.

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WILSON, Charles 8th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 26381 15 July 1916 - -

Born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, Private Wilson had previously served 17 years with the colours and fought through the South African War. He lived with his wife at 73 North Street, Whitwick. Charles was killed in action at the Battle of Bazentin Ridge.

Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 2C and 3A

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WARRALL, Arthur 2nd Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 20626 23 April 1917 - -

Memorial: Basra Memorial, Panel 12.

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WRIGHT, George 6th Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 9975 14 July 1916 - -

Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 2C and 3A.

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WYATT, John Henry 1st Battalion
Leicestershire Regiment Private 10389 19 February 1917 20 Enlisted August 1914

Private Private John Henry Wyatt Son of Henry and Fanny Wyatt of 19 Silver Street, Whitwick.
Private Wyatt died in hospital at Boulogne having been wounded in the legs, head and hands. Before the war John Wyatt worked as a Putter at Whitwick Colliery and Henry his father was killed in the Whitwick Mining Disaster. After the disaster Fanny remarried and became Mrs Wibberley.

Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, VIII B 184.

Details of the Fallen
Name	Regiment	Rank	Service No	Died	Age	Details
MORTON, Allan Edmund	MT Reinforcements Army Service Corps	Private	M2/105079	26 January 1917	24	-
Cemetery: Morogoro Cemetery, Tanzania, VIII E 12.
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MORRISS, Ernest	2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	23290	30 May 1918	28	-
Son of George H Morriss of 3 Green Lane, Whitwick. Ernest Morriss had originally volunteered 3 months after hostilities commenced, however, he was rejected for failing the eye test. On finally being accepted he was sent out to Egypt and transferred to Mesopotamia.
Cemetery: Ramleh War Cemetery, Israel, R 63.
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MOULT, John Albert	9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	13302	3 May 1917	24	-
Son of Albert and Jane Moult of Standard Hill, Coalville. John Moult was killed during the Battle of Bullecourt.
Memorial: Arras Memorial, Bay 5.
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MYATT, Firman Frederick	13th Company Machine Gun Corps	Private	117018	10 November 1917	23	-
Husband of Mrs H Myatt of 47 North Street, Whitwick. Formerly 203700 Leicestershire Regiment. The Coalville Times of 30th November 1917 reported that Private Myatt died at 6.15pm from a wound in the abdomen only 4 hours after joining his Company. Having enlisted in May 1917 he had been in France for only 3 weeks and before the war he worked at Stableford Wagon Works in Coalville.
Cemetery: Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Belgium, XXII EE 20.
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MYERS, Charles	5th Battalion Black Watch	Private	S/20466	28 February 1918	-	-
Son of Samuel and Emily Myers of 25 Broad Lane, South Kirby, Pontefract, Yorkshire.
Cemetery: Fins New British Cemetery, Sorel-Le-Grand, IV C 11. Memorial: Whitwick Holy Cross RC Church.
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PARISH, Harold	1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	40817	23 October 1916	21	-
Son of Mr and Mrs W Parish of 82 Hermitage Road, Whitwick. Pre war Harold worked at Whitwick Colliery. Private Parish died of wounds.
Cemetery: St Sever Cemetery, Rouen, B 12 4.
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PARKER, William Zachariah	1st Battalion Cheshire Regiment	Private	50599	30 June 1919	24	-
Son of George Parker of 82 Cademan Street, Whitwick.
Cemetery: Whitwick Cemetery, Church Ground 1 14.
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PARSONS, William	11th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	43012	20 December 1917	38	-
Son of George and Elizabeth Parsons of Hucknall Torkard, Nottingham. Husband of Carrie Parsons of 53 North Street, Whitwick. The 11th Battalion was raised in October 1915 by the Mayor of Leicester and joined the 6th Division on the 1st April 1916 as Divisional Pioneers.
Cemetery: Etaples Military Cemetery, XXXI D 10.
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PARTRIDGE, Walter	1st Battalion South Staffordshire Regiment	Private	235129	4 October 1917	-	-
Son of Mr H Partridge, Captain of the Whitwick Church Bellringers. The Coalville Times of Friday 13 September 1918 reported Walter Partridge had last been in Whitwick on 5 August 1917 for the baptism of his baby son. He left a widow and 3 children residing in Green Lane. Formerly 203329 Leicestershire Regiment.
Cemetery: La Clytte Military Cemetery, V B 27.
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PRICE, Thomas	34th Battalion Machine Gun Corps (Infantry)	Private	117027	31 August 1918	28	Enlisted May 1917
Son of Fred and Sarah Price. Husband of M J Price of Alma Villas, 11 Hermitage Road, Whitwick. Formerly 203320 Leicestershire Regiment.
Cemetery: La Clytte Military Cemetery, V B 27. Memorial: Whitwick Holy Cross RC Church.
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RICHARDS, Samuel	1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	10518	10 June 1917	25	-
Son of Thomas and Harriet Richards of 150 Church Lane, Whitwick.
Cemetery: Bethune Town Cemetery, VI F 1.
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ROOME, Ernest	8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	-	-	-	-	Enlisted September 1914
Son of Mrs Roome of Leicester Road, Whitwick. The Coalville Times of April 12 1918 reported that Ernest Roome had been posted missing on May 3rd 1917 and that Ernest had a brother A Roome serving in the Royal Navy Division.
Ernest Roome does not appear on the Commonwealth War Graves Commision database or the Soldiers Who Died in the Great War CD, however, a 11951 Private Albert Roome (8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment) is listed in both. The records state that Albert Roome was born and resided in Whitwick. According to the references Albert Roome died on the 3rd May 1917. He is commemorated on the Arras Memorial (Bay 5).
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TAYLOR, Sam William	'C' Company, 1/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Serjeant	240099	29 September 1918	24	Awarded the Military Medal
Born at Shepshed, Son of William and Martha Taylor of The Forest, near mount St Bernards Abbey. Sam Taylor was killed in 1/5th Leicesters attack on the Hindenburg Line. Late afternoon on the 29th September 1918 his battalion was advancing towards the German lines in the vicinity of Fosse Wood when a shell killed Sergeant Taylor. The Coalville Times dated Nov 1st 1918 contains extracts from a letter sent to his parents by an officer of the battalion. The letter states that he was killed instantaneously by a shell splinter wound to the head. The officer also said that days before he had recommended Sergeant Taylor for a gallantry award for single handedly dealing with a machine gun post. It is unclear whether this resulted in the award of his Military Medal or that this had been previously earned.
Cemetery: Busigny Communal Cemetery Extension, V C 15/24.
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TOOKEY, Percy	7th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	18121	19 September 1916	20	-
Son of Mr and Mrs Tookey of 221 Hermitage Road, Whitwick. The Coalville Times reported that an officer wrote to Mrs Tookey stating that he had lost one of his best machine gunners. He further stated that Private Tookey was killed instantaneously by a shell and could not have suffered.
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 2C and 3A.
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TUGBY, Ernest	D Company 1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	16458	7 June 1915	21	-
Son of Mrs S Wardle, 22 Leicester Road, Whitwick. Private Tugby was killed whilst occupying trenches in the Ypres Salient. It is likely that Ernest Tugby was a Nephew of John William Tugby who was killed in the Whitwick Mining Disaster. In the 1901 census Emily Tugby (Mother of John William) was listed as the head of a household in Castle Street along with Mary (daughter age 16) and Ernest (grandson age 6).
Memorial: Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial, Panel 33.
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TURNER, C	Norfolk Regiment	-	-	-	-	-

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UNDERWOOD, George William	C Company 1/5th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	240576	24 September 1918	22	Drummer in Battalion Band
Born in Loughborough, George was fostered by Mr and Mrs J Orton of 16 Leicester Road, Whitwick. George was killed at the storming of Pontruet.
Cemetery: Bellicourt British Cemetery, IV K 5.
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UNDERWOOD, William Frank	9th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Lance Corporal	14949	3 October 1915	20	-
Son of John Underwood of 16 North Street (Pares Hill), Whitwick. Pre War Frank Underwood was employed by the Forest Rock Granite Company and lived at Pare's Hill. He died of wounds received prior to 3 October.
Cemetery: Humbercamps Communal Cemetery Extension, I A 6.
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UNDERWOOD Robert	Hawke Battalion Royal Naval Volunteer Reserve	Able Seaman	R/4200	25 March 1918	31	Enlisted June 1917
Husband of Alice Annie Underwood of 8 North Street, Whitwick. Brother of Frank Underwood commemorated above. Brother-in-Law of Private A C Hobson also commemorated on the memorial. Robert Underwood died in a French hospital from the effects of gas poisoning.
Cemetery: St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen, P VI F 8B.
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WALTON, Edward	6th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	10328	17 July 1916	20	-
Son of James Walton and Ada Walton (Stepmother) of 311 Hermitage Road, Whitwick. Edward Walton enlisted 1 day after hostilities commenced andwas killed in action at the Battle of Bazentin Ridge on the 14 July 1916. The Coalville Times of 4 August 1916 detailed the contents of a letter sent to his parents by Private Harry Sharpe in which he stated: "he met his death while killing a German officer, when a shell dropped a short distance away."
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 2C and 3A.
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WESLEY, George	1st Battalion Royal Marine Light Infantry	Lance Corporal	PO/18846	22 August 1918	-	-
Memorial: Vis-En-Artois Memorial, Panel 1.
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WHITTAKER, Bernard	8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	14993	25 September 1915	31	-
Son of William and Eliza Whittaker of 68 Albert Street, Coalville, Private Whittaker lived on Leicester Road and worked at South Leicester Colliery.
Memorial: Loos Memorial, Panel 42 to 44. Memorial: Whitwick Holy Cross RC Church.
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WHITEMORE, Lawrence Albert	6th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	10388	19 July 1916	-	-
Cemetery: Mericourt-L'Abbe Communal Cemetery Extension, II C 6.
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WILSON, Alfred John	Hood Battalion Royal Naval Division	Leading Seaman	Tyneside Z/5575	21 August 1918	26	-
Adopted son of Amos and Julia Allen of 32 Silver Street, Whitwick. Educated at Whitwick Church School and a member of Whitwick Gymnasium, Alfred Wilson was the battalion gym instructor. Pre war he worked as a shunter at Whitwick Colliery.
Memorial: Achiet-Le-Grand Communal Cemetery Extension, III C 1.
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WILSON, Charles	8th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	26381	15 July 1916	-	-
Born in Spalding, Lincolnshire, Private Wilson had previously served 17 years with the colours and fought through the South African War. He lived with his wife at 73 North Street, Whitwick. Charles was killed in action at the Battle of Bazentin Ridge.
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 2C and 3A
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WARRALL, Arthur	2nd Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	20626	23 April 1917	-	-
Memorial: Basra Memorial, Panel 12.
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WRIGHT, George	6th Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	9975	14 July 1916	-	-
Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Pier and Face 2C and 3A.
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WYATT, John Henry	1st Battalion Leicestershire Regiment	Private	10389	19 February 1917	20	Enlisted August 1914
Son of Henry and Fanny Wyatt of 19 Silver Street, Whitwick. Private Wyatt died in hospital at Boulogne having been wounded in the legs, head and hands. Before the war John Wyatt worked as a Putter at Whitwick Colliery and Henry his father was killed in the Whitwick Mining Disaster. After the disaster Fanny remarried and became Mrs Wibberley.
Cemetery: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, VIII B 184.

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