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Frank Whitehall ?


thedawnpatrol

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I can’t find Frank Whitehall  on the CWGC list of war dead ? 
any help much appreciated 

thank you

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There are only 2 Frank Whitehall with Medal Cards

One survived and one died, this man who has a Fold3 Pension Card #24654 in 7th Royal West Kent

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And Ancestry have in Soldiers Effects

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Another Fold 3 Card gives his widow and address

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And his marriage to Beatrice A Gurney


Marriages Dec 1916   (>99%)
Gurney  Beatrice A  Whitehall  Nuneaton  6d 1249  btnInfo.gif Scan available - click to view
Kearsley  John H  Ingram  Nuneaton  6d 1249  btnInfo.gif Scan available - click to view
Whitehall  Frank  Gurney  Nuneaton  6d 1249  btnInfo.gif Scan available - click to view
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And born circa 1884 from death in local paper

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1911 census has him a barman at Holy Bush Hotel, Nuneaton

Born Burslem, Staffs

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which gives you his birth


Births Dec 1883
WHITEHALL Frank   Wolstanton 6b 139

The district Wolstanton is in the county of Staffordshire; information about it can be found here

 

And Ancestry has him in 1891 census at Church Gresley, Derbys with his family

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1901 census has him at 1901 • Swadlincote, Staffordshire, England

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And a bad photo from local paper in FmP. I assume he is on right

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At the end of that lot, my opinion is that CWGC have got the wrong name - his father is Joseph. Yu want to hand it all over to one of the forum members who deals with CWGC corrections

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Thank you, thats a bit confusing isn’t it…….Frank / Joseph…….

 Very interesting, thank you for all this extra info too

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