Memorials and Monuments on the Isle of Wight - People

Name : Arthur Whittington

Son of : George Whittington and Harriet Whittington (née Taylor)(died 1891 aged 22), of Stone Steps, Calbourne, Isle of Wight.

Born : 1889, Calbourne.

Married : 1916, Ada Ruth Taylor. Ada Ruth Whittington later lived at Graham Cottage, Freshwater, Isle of Wight.

Census information :

1891 : George and Harriet Whittington, with Arthur aged 1, are at 6 Barrington Row, Calbourne. George Whittington is a Market Gardener.

1901 : George and Annie Whittington, with their children including Arthur aged 11, and [George] Edgar aged 5, are at Stone Steps, Calbourne. George Whittington is a Gardener and Dairyman.

1911 : George and Annie Whittington, with their children including Arthur aged 21, and George Edgar aged 15, are at Stone Steps, Calbourne. George Whittington is a Market Gardener and Dairyman. Arthur Whittington is a Coal Merchant. George Edgar Whittington is a Post and Telegraph Boy.

Service Details :

Sjt 135596 Arthur Whittington, 262nd Railway Coy., Royal Engineers.

Casualty Details :

Died : 31 July 1917, aged 27.

Buried at : Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery, West-Vlaanderen, Belgium.

CWGC Record

Commemorated on these Memorials :

Calbourne Parish War Memorial
Freshwater Parish War Memorial

There is also an Additional inscription (not yet fully recorded) on a family headstone at All Saints Churchyard, Calbourne. There is also an Additional inscription (not yet fully recorded) on a family headstone at Christ Church Churchyard, Totland Bay.

Photo Gallery :

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	Arthur Whittington as a Serjeant, Royal Engineers
	Arthur Whittington's temporary grave marker at Vlamertinghe New Military Cemetery.
	Medal Index Card for Arthur Whittington

Documents and Newspaper cuttings :

ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS

Saturday August 11, 1917

KILLED IN ACTION, ETC.
WHITTINGTON. - July 31, 1917, killed in France by shell, Sergt. Arthur Whittington, Royal Engineers. the dearly beloved husband of Ada Whittington (née Taylor), of Graham Cottage, Freshwater, and eldest son of Mr. and Mrs. G. Whittington of Stone Steps, Calbourne, aged 27.
God holds the key of all unknown,
And I am glad:
If other hands should hold the key,
Or if He trusted it to me,
I might be sad.
- (Australian papers please copy.) - Mrs. Arthur Whittington, of Freshwater, wishes to thank all kind friends for the great kindness shown in her sad and sudden bereavement, also for letters sent.

Acknowledgments :

Anna Buckett for permission to copy documents and photographs relating to Arthur Whittington. Anna Buckett is his great-niece.

Further Information :

Arthur Whittington's half-brother, George Edgar Whittington, also died in the First World War.

Page status :
Page last updated : 21 September 2012

Memorials & Monumentson the Isle of Wight- Biography - - Arthur Whittington -

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