WHITFIELD John Henry

  • First Name(s):
    John 
    Henry 
  • Surname:
    WHITFIELD
  • Service Number:
    51847
  • Rank:

    Private

  • Conflict:
    WW1
  • Service:
    Army
  • Army Sector:
    Infantry
  • Regiment:
    Gloucestershire Regiment
  • Battalion:
    1st Battalion
  • Former Units:
    None
  • Date of Death:
    11th October 1918
  • Age At Death:
    37
  • Place of Death:
    Unknown
  • Place of Burial:
    Vadencourt British Cemetery, Maissemy, France, Grave III. B. 20.
  • Place of Birth:
    Unknown
  • Home Town:
    Unknown
  • Casualty's Relatives:

    Son of John and Sarah Whitfield; husband of Lucy Whitfield, of The Crescent, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire

Remember The Fallen - Lest We Forget

WHITFIELD John Henry Is Named On These Memorials

Bromsgrove St John the Baptist Church WW1 Memorial
Worcester Royal Grammar School

Further Information About WHITFIELD John Henry

John Whitfield was born in Sharpness, Gloucestershire. He attended Worcester Royal Grammar School from 1893 to 1895. After leaving school John went on to become a successful draper-milliner with premises in Worcester Street. He also chaired the Cottage Hospital Saturday Committee as well as being General Secretary of the Bromsgrove Brotherhood, a member of the Urban District Council and head of the Lighting and Fire Engine Committee.

Source for additional information: In Dedication to a Future World By Mark Rogers, 1999.

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