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Whitney, J F


In 1926 The Guernsey Press carried an appeal requesting details of names for inclusion on the Bailiwick War Memorial. A Private F Whitney, London Regiment is listed. The details below possibly relate to him:


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The Menin Gate, Ieper (Ypres), Belgium

 


Joseph Frederick Whitney

Private Joseph Frederick Whitney
22nd Battalion, London Regiment
17/07/1917

Born and resident at Croydon, London.

 

No. 683174 22nd (County of London) Battalion (The Queens), Formerly 3746, 2/4th Queen's.

Killed in action

 

Commonwealth War Graves Commission Record

 

At 8pm every evening, the Last Post is played inside the Menin Gate in remembrance.

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