THIRTEENTH GENERATION


104. Lionel Cole WHITEFOORD was born in 1876 in Wokingham, Berkshire, England. He appeared on the census in 1881 in Hammersmith, London, Middlesex, England. (26) Describerd as the son of the Head of Household, aged 4, born in Wokingham, Berkshire, England He served in the military between 1914 and 1918 in France. Lt. Irish Guards, served in WWI. He died on 15 Sep 1916 in France. killed in action. He was buried after 15 Sep 1916 in Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France.(25) Citation Reads:

In Memory of

LIONEL COLE WHITEFOORD

Lieutenant
1st Bn., Irish Guards
attd., Machine Gun Corps (Inf)
who died on
Friday, 15th September 1916.


Commemorative Information

Memorial:
THIEPVAL MEMORIAL, Somme, France
Grave Reference/
Panel Number:
Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C
Location:
The Thiepval Memorial will be found on the D73, off the main Bapaume to Albert road (D929).



He was educated. privately.

He was married to Marjoie Agatha POSTLETHWAITE (daughter of Archibald POSTLETHWAITE) on 24 Aug 1904. Lionel Cole WHITEFOORD and Marjoie Agatha POSTLETHWAITE had the following children:

child111 i. Lionel Esmond Caleb WHITEFOORD was born on 11 Jul 1905. He died on 8 May 1927. He was educated in Eton. He was educated in Cambridge.
child112 ii. Alan Kennedy WHITEFOORD was born on 28 Jul 1908. He died in 1932. He was educated in Eastbourne. Eastbourne, College
child113 iii. Nigel WHITEFOORD was born on 17 May 1910. He died. died young.
child+114 iv. Neil Stewart Patrick WHITEFOORD.
child+115 v. Anthony WHITEFOORD.

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