We remember John Leo Whitty

We remember John Leo Whitty

Timeline

Timeline

1894
birth Cape Town South Africa Source:8744798 1894
1914
theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4726282 19th December 1914
1915
awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:8527779 22nd June 1915
1915
awards Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration Source:8744794 22nd June 1915
1915
service British Army Lieutenant Leinster Regiment 1st Battalion Source:8527779 22nd June 1915
service British Army Captain Leinster Regiment Source:4726282
service British Army Captain Royal Flying Corps 70th Squadron Source:8527782
1916
death Killed in Action Shot down near Arras France Source:4726282 Source:8744808 8th July 1916
burial Arras Flying Services Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France Source:8527782

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names John Leo
Initials JL
Last Name Whitty,
Source 8744794
Last Name Whitty
Source 8744794
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army Leinster Regiment Captain
British Army Leinster Regiment 1st Battalion Lieutenant
British Army Royal Flying Corps 70th Squadron Captain
Awards
AwardTypeSource
1914/15 Star First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
MC British Award/Decoration
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration
Military Cross (MC) British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Family
Parents
NameRelationshipDatesSource
M J mother
M J Whitty father

Media

Communities

Communities

Evidence

Evidence

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Official Records

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Medal Index Card
Medal Index Cards Transcription Yvonne27542
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Yvonne27542
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Yvonne27542

External Evidence

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Military Cross Citation Anne23518
National Army Museum Anne23518
Death Anne23518

Multimedia

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WO76/24 john14663
RFC/RAF casualties john14663
ICRC john14663
Royal Aero Club Aviators Certificate Photograph Peter26910
J L Whitty Memorial Card Peter26910
Calendar of Wills 1917 Peter26910

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