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We remember Ernest Whiting
We remember Ernest Whiting
Timeline
Timeline
marriage
Louisa Whiting
Source:9201760
service
South African Services
Captain and Adjutant
1st South African Infantry
Source:9206815
location
13, Lennox St., Edinburgh, Scotland.
United Kingdom
their own address
Source:9201760
1916
death
front of the Butte de Warlencourt, Somme
France
Source:9201760
16th October 1916
burial
Pas de Calais
France
I. E. 40.
Source:9201760
Details
Details
Names
| Type | Name |
|---|---|
| First Names | Ernest |
| Initials | E |
| Last Name | Whiting |
| Source | 9201759 |
Gender
| Gender | Source |
|---|---|
| Male |
Locations
| Address | Country | Type | Date | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13, Lennox St., Edinburgh, Scotland. | United Kingdom | their own address |
Military Service
| Service | Number | Unit | Section | Rank | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| South African Services | 1st South African Infantry | Captain and Adjutant |
Family
Spouse
| Name | Relationship | Dates | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Louisa Whiting | wife |
Media
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SOE Memorial, Johannesburg, South Africa"In Memory of The Officers, NCO’s and Men of the 3rd SA Infantry Transvaal Regiment who fell during the battle of the Somme in October (This cross erected in 1917 at the Butte De Warlencourt was presented by the Surviving Officers, NCO’s and Men of the 3rd S.A.I Transvaal and Rhodesian Regt.)"Contributed by:
DR117137
Communities
Communities
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South Africans buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, FranceMore about South Africans buried in Warlencourt British Cemetery, France
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Evidence
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Official Records
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription | Guy74824 | |
| South Africa Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Transcription | Guy74824 |
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Multimedia
| Title | Connected by | More information |
|---|---|---|
| Insignia | DR117137 | |
| SOE Memorial, Johannesburg, South Africa | DR117137 |
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