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Whiteley Laurence Lieut
Catalogue reference: SKR/DAT/IP/21379
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- SKR/DAT/IP/21379
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- Whiteley Laurence Lieut
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Date (When the record was created)
- 2000-2024
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Surname: Whiteley;
Forename(s): Laurence;
Initials: L;
Rank: Lieut;
Previous Battalion: 5 of;
Previous Regiment: Black Watch;
MGC Branch: Infantry;
MGC Unit: 165 Coy;
How killed: KIA;
Where: Belgium;
When killed: 31-Jul-1917;
Other Data: born 1885, an Examination Tutor. Enlisted Sheffield 8/12/1914 R Sussex Regt. Disch to commn 15/8/15. KIA 31/7/1917, NOK: father, 30 Collegiate Cres, Sheffield.
See "Battle action of 165 Coy"
29/12/1916 - reconnaissance - War Diary
killed in action - war diary 31/7/1917Durham University
Narrative MA, University College; Lieutenant Royal Highlanders; Machine Gun Corps 1916; Killed in Action, Ypres, July 31st, 1917.;Other Notes: WHITELEY, Lieutenant, LAURENCE, 5th Bn. Black Watch (Royal Highlanders) attd. Machine Gun Corps (Inf). 31st July 1917. Age 32. Son of Seth and Annie Elizabeth Whiteley, of 30, Collegiate Crescent, Sheffield. M.A. Durham University. Sp. Mem. A. 4. Wieltje Farm Cemetery - Ieper, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.;
Related National Archives files: WO374/3899:;
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Held by (Who holds the record)
- Vickers MG Collection & Research Association
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Language (The language of the record)
- English
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Creator(s) (The creator of the record)
- Graham Sacker
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- 1 digital record
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SKR/DAT/IP
Machine Gun Corps Database
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Machine Gun Corps Database Collection
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Machine Gun Corps Database
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