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John William Wheatley

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John's Gravemarker (image courtesy of Archie Gilbert, findagrave.com)

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment:
  • Service no: 5070/ES
  • Rank: Engineman
  • Awards:
  • Regiment/Service: H.M.S. Gunner
  • Unit/Ship: Royal Naval Reserve
  • Place of Death:
  • Age at Death: 33
  • Date of Death: 20.12.1918
  • Burial Country: Scotland
  • Cemetery: Tayport Cemetery, Fife
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: G.207.

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth:
  • Address: 49 Victoria Rd, Dundee
  • Occupation:
  • Mother:
  • Father:
  • Siblings:
  • Spouse:

    Davina Wheatley, 38 Cowgate, Tayport.

  • Children:

More about John William Wheatley

C.W.G.C. website as having served at H.M.S. “Gunner” which was a Naval Base, prior to his death, while the original Dundee Roll of Honour have him listed as serving on H.M.S. “Pelogos”.

Information supplied by Gary Thomson

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