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WHALEN, Gunner, EDWARD JOHN, 1800166. 267 Bty., 69 Lt. A.A. Regt. Royal Artillery. 25th May 1944. Age 23. Son of Edward and M. E. Whalen, of Liverpool. Face 3.

 

WHALLEY, Bandsman, JOHN, 3245035. 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 19th April 1942. Age 21. Face 10.

 

WHALLEY, Private, JOSEPH, 3661397. 2nd Bn. Border Regiment. 4th April 1944. Age 23. Face 14.

 

WHAMMOND, Rifleman, DAVID, 3244872. 1st Bn. Cameronians (Scottish Rifles). 7th April 1942. Age 26. Face 10.

 

WHAPHAM, Lieutenant, CHARLES HARRY, Army in Burma Reserve of Officers. 19th May 1942. Age 42. Husband of Doris Whapham, of Kingsbury, Middlesex. Face 111.

 

WHARVELL, Private, JAMES HENRY, 4614089. 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). 31st March 1942. Age 23. Son of John William and Annie Wharvell, of Beechwood, Sowerby Bridge, Yorkshire. Face 13.

 

WHEELER, Gunner, ARTHUR EDWARD CHARLES, 5499281. 55 Anti-Tank Regt. Royal Artillery. 1st - 14th April 1944. Age 22. Son of Walter and Eva Wheeler; husband of G. A. Wheeler, of Chidham, Sussex. Face 3.

 

WHEELER, Trooper, DENNIS WILLIAM, 10602602. 45th Regt. Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.. 18th April 1944. Age 22. Son of William George and Annie Elizabeth Wheeler, of Paddington, London. Face 1.

 

WHEELER, Private, FRANK, 14640060. South Wales Borderers. 24th May 1944. Age 27. Son of Robert and Maud Wheeler; husband of Gwendoline E. Wheeler, of Newport, Monmouthshire. Face 10.

 

WHEELER, Corporal, GEORGE ALBERT, 5182090. 1st Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment. 7th March 1942. Age 27. Son of Henry Charles and Annie Wheeler. Face 12.

 

WHEELER, Lieutenant Colonel, LYNDON GRIER, D S O, 19/IA. 16th Punjab Regiment. 4th April 1943. Face 48.

 

WHEELER, Serjeant, PERCY EDWARD, 986818. Royal Artillery attd. 7 Field Regt. Royal Indian Artillery. 3rd February 1945. Age 30. Son of Frederick Jesse and Bertha Hannah Wheeler; husband of Jean Ethel Wheeler, of Coulsdon, Surrey. Face 2.

 

WHEELER, Fusilier, ROY CHARLES, 5187617. 1st Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers. 5th May 1944. Age 24. Son of Charles Thomas Wheeler, and of Matilda Wheeler, of Stoke, Devon. Face 9.

 

WHELAN, Private, ALBERT EDWARD, 4614987. 2nd Bn. Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment). 22nd February 1942. Age 23. Face 13.

 

WHIFFIN, Private, EDWARD CHARLES, 5957639. 1st Bn. The Hertfordshire Regt. Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire Regiment. 8th May 1944. Age 33. Son of Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Whiffin, of Shefford, Bedfordshire. Face 8.

 

WHINCUP, Private, ALBERT ERNEST, 4696225. 2nd Bn. King's Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. 15th April 1942. Age 28. Son of Albert Ernest and Mary Ann Whincup, of Hebburn, Co. Durham. Face 16.

 

WHIPP, Private, FREDERICK GEORGE, 5678511. 6th Bn. Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry. 2nd October 1944. Age 29. Son of William Albert and Elsie Emily Whipp; husband of Jeannette Whipp, of Wood Green, Middlesex. Face 15.

 

WHIPPS, Private, DOUGLAS GEORGE, 7360264. 6 Field Amb. Royal Army Medical Corps. 6th April 1943. Age 24. Son of Edwin and Dorothy Whipps; nephew of Mrs. E. E. Randall, of Hornchurch, Essex. Face 18.

 

WHIPPS, Corporal, WILLIAM FREDERICK, 5115765. 2nd Bn. Royal Berkshire Regiment. 18th January 1945. Age 27. Husband of G. Whipps, of Deptford, London. Face 15.

 

WHISTON, Private, ALLEN ARTHUR, 5119828. 13th Bn. The King's Regiment (Liverpool). 29th April 1943. Age 29. Son of William George and Helen Whiston; husband of Nellie Louise Whiston, of Aston, Birmingham. Face 6.

 

WHITCOMBE, Lance Corporal, DONALD, 5673655. 1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry. 8th February 1944. Age 23. Son of Herbert B. and Alice A. Whitcombe, of Wells, Somerset. Face 7.

 

WHITCOMBE, Private, VERDUN THOMAS GEORGE, 5675617. 1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry. 21st - 22nd January 1944. Age 26. Son of Thomas and Anna Whitcombe, of West Hay, Somerset. Face 7.

 

WHITE, Lance Serjeant, ALEC FISHER, Mentioned in Despatches, 6107441. 1st Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). 7th May 1944. Age 20. Son of Harry M. and May White, of Bingley, Yorkshire. Face 4.

 

WHITE, Lieutenant Colonel, BENJAMIN GORING, 230/IA. 7th Gurkha Rifles. 7th March 1942. Age 48. Son of Major-General William White and Katherine Alice White; husband of Amy Marian White, of Macclesfield, Cheshire. Face 67.

 

WHITE, Serjeant, DENNIS JOSEPH, 6845869. 1st Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 8th April 1943. Age 25. Son of Patrick and Johanna White, of Cahir, Co. Tipperary, Irish Republic. Face 11.

 

WHITE, Private, HERBERT THOMAS, 13092932. 1st Bn. Somerset Light Infantry. 27th January 1944. Age 35. Son of George Henry and Ellen White, of Eastbourne, Sussex. Face 7.

 

WHITE, Private, JOSEPH, 5184180. 1st Bn. Gloucestershire Regiment. 30th March 1942. Age 22. Son of Joseph and Norah White, of Kingswood, Bristol. Face 12.

 

WHITE, Lance Corporal, JOSEPH CROMPTON, 2027853. 1st Bn. The King's Regiment (Liverpool). 1st April 1943. Age 26. Face 5.

 

WHITE, Private, JOHN GEORGE, 4464674. 2nd Bn. Durham Light Infantry. 23rd April 1944. Age 28. Son of John William and Elizabeth Jane White. Face 17.

 

WHITE, Private, LESLIE RONALD PETER, 3968474. 13th Bn. The King's Regiment (Liverpool). 25th April 1943. Age 23. Son of Augustus William and Mabel Matilda Elizabeth White, of Southampton. Face 6.

 

WHITE, Fusilier, MARTIN, 3390595. 1st Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 7th April 1943. Age 21. Face 12.

 

WHITE, Major, RONALD MICHAEL ELTON, Indian Army Ordnance Corps. 12th May 1942. Face 86.

 

WHITE, Lance Corporal, SAMUEL JOHN, 2038171. 89 Special Mixed Field Coy. Royal Engineers 77th Indian Inf. Bde.. 22nd March 1944. Age 25. Face 3.

 

WHITE, Private, THOMAS EDWARD, 5185338. 1st Bn. Devonshire Regiment. 7th May 1944. Age 23. Face 7.

 

WHITEHEAD, Fusilier, ALBERT, 3388729. 1st Bn. Lancashire Fusiliers. 17th April 1944. Age 24. Face 9.

 

WHITEHEAD, Fusilier, DAVID, 4204720. 1st Bn. Royal Welch Fusiliers. 6th April 1943. Age 26. Son of Thomas and Ann Whitehead, of Workington, Cumberland; husband of Ethel M. Whitehead, of Workington. Face 9.

 

WHITEHEAD, Lieutenant Colonel, ERNEST VICTOR, D S O, Twice Mentioned in Despatches, 287/IA. Cdg. 3rd Bn. 8th Gurkha Rifles. 1st March 1945. Age 37. Son of Maj. and Mrs. E. K. Whitehead; husband of Felicity Pelham Whitehead, of Cullompton, Devon. Face 70.

 

WHITEHEAD, Lieutenant, JAMES, 281996. 2nd Bn. Border Regiment. 17th March 1944. Son of Harold and Janie Whitehead, of Frizinghall, Bradford, Yorkshire. Face 13.

 

WHITEHOUSE, Private, GEORGE FREDERICK, 3713949. 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 13th February 1944. Age 30. Face 8.

 

WHITEHOUSE, Lieutenant, HARRY, 156237. The King's Regiment (Liverpool) attd. Lincolnshire Regiment. 18th March 1943. Age 28. Son of Benjamin and Amelia Whitehouse; husband of Blanche Matilda Whitehouse, of Birkenhead. Face 5.

 

WHITEHURST, Lance Serjeant, JOHN, 905756. 88 Field Regt. Royal Artillery. 12th September 1944. Age 32. Son of William L. and Margaret Whitehurst, of Bolton, Lancashire. Solicitor. Face 2.

 

WHITELEY, Private, DENNIS ALBERT, 14401213. 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 15th June 1944. Age 20. Son of Mrs. D. French, of Doncaster, Yorkshire. Face 8.

 

WHITESON MOSES, Private, DN/15978. 2nd (Nyasaland) Bn. King's African Rifles. 18th November 1944. Face 103.

 

WHITFIELD, Private, SIDNEY GEORGE, 4808832. 1st Bn. Lincolnshire Regiment. 2nd May 1945. Age 28. Face 6.

 

WHITING, Private, ALBERT HARRY, 14408632. 2nd Bn. Border Regiment. 9th June 1944. Age 20. Son of Charles J. Whiting, and of Bertha M. Whiting, of Moulton, Northamptonshire. Face 14.

 

WHITING, Private, ERNEST FREDERICK WILLIAM, 14407824. Northamptonshire Regiment attd. 20th Bn. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment). 26th March 1944. Age 20. Son of Mr. and Mrs. E. Whiting, of Thorpe Satchville, Leicestershire. Face 15.

 

WHITING, Fusilier, LESLIE, 6981458. 1st Bn. Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers. 7th April 1943. Age 23. Face 12.

 

WHITING, Serjeant, LEONARD WALTER, 5568054. Royal Fusiliers (City of London Regiment) formerly of 1st Bn. Wiltshire Regiment. 2nd March 1944. Age 32. Son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Whiting, of Walthamstow, Essex; husband of Nancy Whiting, of Walthamstow. Face 5.

 

WHITING, Squadron Quartermaster Serjeant, WILLIAM CHARLES, 6202463. 3rd Carabiniers (Prince of Wales's Dragoon Guards). Royal Armoured Corps. 20th March 1944. Age 26. Son of Henry Edwin and Ada Georgina Whiting, of West Molesey, Surrey. Face 1.

 

WHITLOCK, Private, JOHN FREDERICK, 5500246. 1st Bn. The Queen's Royal Regiment (West Surrey). 7th May 1944. Age 23. Son of James Whitlock, and of Eliza Whitlock, of Westend, Hampshire. His brother, Denis Eric, also died on service. Face 4.

 

WHITLOCK, Private, JOHN FRANCIS ALBERT, 4547686. 2nd Bn. West Yorkshire Regiment (Prince of Wales's Own). 13th February 1944. Age 23. Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Whitlock, of Hull. Face 8.

 

WHITLOCK, Serjeant, PERCY KENNETH, 7602257. Royal Army Ordnance Corps attd. Indian Army Ordnance Corps. 11th June 1942. Age 21. Son of Percy William and Blanche Elizabeth Whitlock, of Sidcup, Kent. Face 18.

 

WHITMORE, Lance Corporal, THOMAS HARRY, 5119722. 8th Bn. York and Lancaster Regiment. 12th April 1944. Age 31. Son of Ernest Whitmore, and of Louisa Whitmore, of Coalville, Leicestershire. Face 17.

 

WHITTINGHAM, Private, EDWARD BERTRAM, 3977285. 4th Bn. Queen's Own Royal West Kent Regiment. 12th April 1944. Age 20. Son of Edward and Sarah Whittingham, of Bilston, Staffordshire. Face 16.

 

WHITWORTH, Corporal, ALFRED GREYHAM, 2586851. 2nd Div. Sigs. Royal Corps of Signals. 28th May 1944. Age 22. Son of Harold and Agnes Whitworth, of Salisbury. Face 3.

 

WHYTE, Major, MATTHEW, Army in Burma Reserve of Officers attd. 204 Chinese Mission. 10th May 1942. Age 36. Son of Matthew and Flora Whyte; husband of Margaret Kelso Whyte, of Paisley, Renfrewshire. Face 111.

 

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