Name
Harold Seymour Whittingham
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
21/09/1917
20
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Private
251063
London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers)
3rd (City of London) Bn. attached 2nd/4th *1
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
YPRES (MENIN GATE) MEMORIAL
Panel 52.
Belgium
Headstone Inscription
Not Researched
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour, Christ Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of John and Elizabeth Ann (nee ROBINSON) WHITTINGHAM of Watford.
His parents married 1894 in the Watford district. John died 1932 in the Nantwich, Chesh, district aged 67; Elizabeth died 4 October 1938 in Nantwich aged 77.
Harold was born 27 April 1897 in Watford, and attended first Callow Land Infants’ School, Watford; then Callowland Board School from 11 January 1904 to 19 May 1911. He resided in Watford.
On the 1901 Census, aged 3 he lived in Watford, with his parents and no siblings. On the 1911 Census, at school aged 13, he still lived in Watford, with his parents and one sibling.
Wartime Service
He enlisted at Harrow Road, London, and was posted to the 1/4th (City of London) Battalion, London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers); he was formerly Private 3214 3rd London Regiment.
He was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qual
Additional Information
Unfortunately, Harold’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing. Has a entry in the National Roll of the Great War.
*1 More correctly London Regiment (Royal Fusiliers).
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)
