This was a bit of a tricky one with still a few unconfirmed pieces of information. I have never researched a member of the RFC later the RAF and it was quite a learning curve for me, and I found some it very interesting and distracting!
I haven’t found a picture of William as yet but will keep looking and if any descendants of the Belfitt family have any photos or information they would like to share then please get in touch.
I have just finished my research into the life of Ernest Gilberthorpe. He died on 27th May 1918, he was 23 years old. His story can be read at https://oldwhittingtonops.com/gilberthorpe-ernest/
I haven’t yet found a photo for Ernest but will keep looking.
If any descendants of the Gilberthorpe family have any stories or photos they would like to share on the webpage then please get in touch.
I am coming to the end of researching the men on the war memorial. I still have a few I am researching but there are a couple of men who I cannot find any definite link to Whittington.
Norman Dennison, John McGee, Frank Wheelhouse, John Smith, James Frost and William Fisher ( as I have mentioned before there is a Wilfred Fisher, it could be an error on the memorial).
If anyone recognises these family names or is an ancestor then please get in touch, even if it just gives me a nudge in the right direction I would be grateful.
I have just finished researching Williams life. There has been much written about how William died and his story can be read here https://oldwhittingtonops.com/whitmore-wm/
William was born at Stoke on Trent but finally moved to live at Sheepbridge. Chesterfield. He died on 23rd July 1918 aged 42 years old.
I have just finished researching Arthur Newell listed on the Old Whittington memorials as Archie. He was 21 years old when he died and his story can be read at https://oldwhittingtonops.com/newell-archie/
If any descendants of Arthur’s family have any photos or stories they would like to share on the webpage then please get in touch. I have not managed to find a photo of Arthur yet, but will keep looking.
Though it was time to update the cover picture, Wood View, The Brushes where my great grandmother Edith Dye lived for many years.
Wood View was knocked down sometime ago with many other houses on The Brushes.
I haven’t managed to find a lot of information on John’s life but he is remembered on Brimington War Memorial as well as the Whittington Memorials. Sally Mullins has researched John Newey too and this can be read at http://www.brimington-memorial.co.uk/
John T Warwick, I have just finished researching the life story of John Warwick and it can be read here https://oldwhittingtonops.com/warrick-jno-thos/
John was 27 years old and left a wife and three young children.
If any of John Warwick’s descendants would like to add any family stories or photographs then please get in touch.
Abraham and George Fearn were killed within a few months of each other in 1916, what a terrible time it must have been for the family. Abraham’s story can be read at https://oldwhittingtonops.com/fearn-abraham/ and his older brother George at https://oldwhittingtonops.com/fearn-geo-isaac/
If any descendants of the brothers would like to add any photos or information to the webpage then please get in touch via the contact page or the facebook page at Old Whittington One Place Study.
I have just finished researching Ernest’s story and it can be read here.
Ernest was 22 years old when he died and is commemorated on Old Whittington and the Brushes War Memorial.
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