Lieutenant Charles Kenneth Whittaker
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PERSONAL INFORMATION
Name:
Whittaker,
Charles Kenneth
Date of birth: 1888-04-07
Place of birth: Saint John New Brunswick Canada
Next of kin: Mrs Nellie E. Whittaker, Wife, 122 Orange Street, St John, NB, Canada.
Marital status: married
Occupation (attested): Ticket Agent (Railway)
Address:
Camp Hughes, Manitoba
Religion: Wesleyan
Date of death:
1917-04-25
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Buried:
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, VI. G. 14.
MILITARY INFORMATION
Regimental number: NA
Highest Rank:
Lieutenant
Rank detail
- Lieutenant (Army).
- Lieutenant (Army).
Degree of service: Europe
Survived war: no
Battle wounded/killed: In the aftermath of the Vimy Ridge offensive during the Battle of Arras.
Awards
Military Cross
RESEARCH INFORMATION
CVWM ID: No CVWM ID in our database, but try
this.
CWGC ID: 66346
Uploader's Notes:
Son of the late Joseph Whittaker, of St. John; husband of Nellie E. Whittaker, of 122, Orange St., St. John, New Brunswick.
The war diary states that he was killed by German shell fire.
Uploader's Research notes: Info from the attestation papers and the 10th brigade CFA war diary. This man is also on the CWGC site. [Lieutenant Army Canadian Field Artillery 10th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery 38th Battery Lieutenant Army Canadian Field Artillery 10th Brigade, Canadian Field Artillery Military Cross ]
ARCHIVAL INFORMATION
Date added: 2004-09-04
Last modified: 2013-07-20