Walter Whitaker

1889 - 1958  (69 years)

• Name	Walter Whitaker
  Born	18 Apr 1889	37 Elizabeth Terrace, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Sep 1958	Leeds General Hospital
  Buried	20 Sep 1958	Dewsbury Cemetery, Dewsbury, Yorkshire, England
  Notes	Notes by Peter David Whitaker The last of Fred's children, Walter was born on 18 April 1889 at 37 Elizabeth Terrace, Dewsbury. This was just up Leeds cutting on the east side. He is recorded at this address in the 1891 census but at 47 South Street in 1901. He was apprenticed, as a cabinet maker, to Herbert Senior on Daisy Hill. In 1910, on his 21st birthday, Walter was presented by his employer with a copy of "The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam." This was a then newly published translation of ?These pearls of thought in Persian?? and coupled with his violin playing adds a sensitivity to his character. In World War I, he served in the 2/4th Battalion of the King?s Own Yorkshire Light Infantry. This was a Territorial Force battalion first formed at Wakefield on 30th September 1914 initially as a reserve to train recruits for the First Battalion. It eventually saw action when it went to France and Flanders on 15 January 1917. His army number was 200912 but his service records were destroyed in a major fire at the War Office in World War II. Reaching the dizzy heights of acting Corporal, he received the Victory and British Medals for serving (and surviving) in France. At the time of his discharge (26 November 1919) he was a temporary sergeant. By trade or profession he was a furniture and cabinet maker. He later worked for Bicker's, a large Department store in Dewsbury.
  Person ID	I12344	Master File
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2012

  
  

  Father	Fred Whitaker,   b. 21 Feb 1852, Quebec Street, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 27 Dec 1911, Wakefield, Yorkshire, England  (Age 59 years)
  Mother	Emma Graham,   b. 1850, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 1903, Yorkshire, England  (Age 53 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1875	St Peter's Birstall, Yorkshire, England
  Family ID	F7215	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Hannah Gibson,   b. 1891, Yorkshire, England ,   d. 1961, Yorkshire, England  (Age 70 years)
  Married	04 Mar 1916	Yorkshire, England
  Last Modified	10 Mar 2012
  Family ID	F7216	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart