BORN HAXLEY,LINCOLNSHIRE, 1893. SON OF WILLIAM WHITEHEAD (1864-1942) AND CLARA ANN WHITEHEAD (1872-1955). EDUCATED AT HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL. MARRIED MADGE LOCKWOOD.
HE ENLISTED IN DONCASTER WHERE HE RESIDED. SERVED IN THE 8TH ROYAL ENGINEERS FILED COMPANY, WAS ATTACHED TO THE ROYAL FIELD ARTILLERY OBSERVATION SECTION. HE DIED OF FLU, IN SALONIKA, ON 13/12/1918, AGED 25. BURIED AT KIRECHKOI-HORTAKOI MILITARY CEMETERY, GREECE.
HIS NAME IS LISTED ON HULL GRAMMAR SCHOOL ROLL OF HONOUR.
First name:
WILLIAM HORACE
Military Number:
166405
Rank:
Gunner
Date Died
13/12/1918
Place died:
Kirechkoi-Hortakoi Military Cemetery, Greece
Age:
25
