Private Philip Harold Whitley
5th Battalion, East Surrey Regiment
31/05/1916
1914-15 Star
Only son of the late Philip Whitley & Mrs L Whitley
of Wimbledon
Died of sickness, aged 31 years.
NEWS ITEM in Jersey Evening Post
of Thursday 2 November 1916
Roll of Honour. After taking part in the
gallant defence of Kut al Amara another Jerseyman, Private
Philip Harold Whitley of the 5th East Surreys, has died
at Baghdad of disease contracted during the prolonged
stay at Kut under such terrible conditions. Private
Whitley was the son of the late Mr Philip Whitley and
Mrs Whitley now of Wimbledon, and grandson of the late
Mr P Whitley of Les Banques, Gorey. He held a splendid
position on the staff of the Electricians at the GPO
London, which he gave up in the first few days of the
war to join the East Surreys, with whom he proceeded
to India. He was afterwards selected to join a Wireless
Section with the Mesopotamia force and was taken ill
at Kut, but was not one of those fortunate men who were
allowed by the Turks to leave the place, but was forced
to proceed to Baghdad, where he died on 31 May last
in his 32nd year. We feel sure the sympathy of all our
readers is extended to the family in their bereavement.
