Alan Tucker Posted 9 November , 2009 Share Posted 9 November , 2009 Killed in action 26 August 1916 - start of the Battle of the Ancre Heights. On the Thiepval Memorial. Does anyone know about his DCM award? Came from Leatherhead/Effingham, Surrey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 9 November , 2009 Share Posted 9 November , 2009 DCM Citation was in London Gazette #29180, 3rd June 1915. Link is http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/291...upplements/5363 12133 Acting Corporal Whittington, B. 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment For gallant conduct and devotion to duty at Spanbroek Molen on 12th March, 1915, when he crawled through a gateway which was under very heavy machine gun fire, and bandaged the wounded who were lying only 30 yards from the enemy's trenches. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SteveE Posted 9 November , 2009 Share Posted 9 November , 2009 He was also Mentioned In Despatches, London Gazette #28942, 19th October 1914. Link is http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/289...upplements/8354 3rd Battalion, Worcestershire Regiment Major W. R. Chichester. Captain C. V. Beresford. Captain L. C. Dorman. Lieutenant S. A. Gabb. Second Lieutenant S. A. Goldsmid. No. 5026 Company Serjeant-Major M. J. Murphy. No. 5610 Company Serjeant-Major F. Workman. No. 5661 Company Serjeant-Major H. J. Farley. No. 7987 Serjeant L. T. Vicarage. No. 7829 Serjeant J. Johnson. No. 10099 Lance-Corporal W. McNally. No. 12133 Lance-Corporal R. Whittington. No. 4987 Corporal J. Jewsbury. No. 13260 Lance-Corporal J. Bingham. No. 9065 Private W. Malone. No. 9454 Private W. Heritage. No. 9146 Private J. Ware. He is also recorded again in London Gazette #29001, 9th December 1914. This was a revised and corrected list of that issued above and the Link is http://www.london-gazette.co.uk/issues/290...pplements/10544. Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan Tucker Posted 9 November , 2009 Author Share Posted 9 November , 2009 Many thanks Steve. He is on the Leatherhead (Surrey) war memorial and I can use this info with the local school when looking at his name on the Thiepval memorial the coming Friday Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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