Name
Frederick William Whitehouse
5/10/1880
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
14/10/1918
38
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
87319
Royal Fusiliers
10th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
TERLINCTHUN BRITISH CEMETERY, WIMILLE
V. E. 28.
France
Headstone Inscription
"GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN"
UK & Other Memorials
Waltham Abbey Memorial, Not on the Cheshunt Memorials, Not on the Waltham Cross Memorials
Pre War
Frederick William WHITEHOUSE was born in Waltham Abbey, Essex, on 5th October 1880, son of Thomas Whitehouse an employee at the Royal Small Arms factory in Enfield, Middx, and Georgina Whitehouse (nee Watson). One of eleven children although three died in infancy.
1881 Census records Frederick aged 6 months, living with his parents, three brothers, Charles (10), Albert (4), George (2) and sister Amy (8) at 2 Camps Alley, Waltham Abbey, Essex.
1891 Census, Frederick (10), his parents, three brothers and four sisters are still living in Camps Alley, Waltham Abbey, Essex.
His father Thomas Whitehead passed away in the early part of 1901, aged 56.
1901 Census, Frederick (20), his widowed mother, two brothers and four sisters are now living at 16 Grove Place, Enfield, Middx. Frederick, his mother, brothers Albert and Harry are all working at the Royal Small Arms factory in Enfield.
Frederick married Jane Ann Sibun the daughter of Edward Thomas and Margaret Jane Sibun, on 1st August 1909, at the Parish church, Waltham Cross, Herts. They went on to have four children Frederick Edward Thomas (B 1911), Iren Phyllis (B 1912), Margaret Georgina (B 1914) and Eileen Ethel Ada (B 1917).
1911 Census records Frederick (29) newly married to Jane, they are living with Janes parents, Edward and Margaret Sibun at, 168 Eleanor Cross road, Waltham Cross, Herts. His occupation is recorded as a Cattle Drover.
Wartime Service
Frederick enlisted at Whitehall, London, posted to the 10th Battalion, Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment), issued with the service number G.S. 87319. On completion of his training he was sent to France, seeing action on the Western Front, he died on 14th October 1918, possible at 83rd General Hospital, Boulogne, France, of wounds received in action.
He is buried in Terlincthun British Cemetery, Wimille, Pas de Calais, France. Grave Ref: V. E. 28.
Additional Information
Jane received a grant of £9, on 29th October 1918, and a widow’s pension of 33/9 (£1-13-09) a week from 21st April 1919, and his effects of £4-05-10, pay owing and his war gratuity of £3.
His Headstone inscription “GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN” was requested by his widow Jane Ann Whitehouse.
1921 Census record Jane and the four children living with Janes widowed Mother Margaret at, 168 Eleanor Cross Road, Waltham Cross, Herts.
Acknowledgments
Stuart Osborne
