Pte
John Whelan
Military Details
Service Number: 6850
Regiment & Unit / Ship
21st Div Army Cyclist Corps
Awards and Medals
The 1914-15 Star
The Victory Medal
The British War Medal, 1914-18
Enlistment Details
Place of Enlistment
North Shields
Rank at Enlistment
Pte.
Service Number at Enlistment
10573
Service History
Entered France with unit on 10/9/1915 . Shields Daily News 3 November 1915: NEWS OF LOCAL MEN. Killed and Wounded in Action. With picture. Private John Whelan, 21st Division Cycle Corps, killed at the Battle of Loos on Sept. 27. He resided at 7 Silkey's Lane, Chirton. Shields Daily News 27 October 1915: Deaths. WHELAN. Killed in action in France, aged 35 years, Private John Whelan (8605), 21st Divisional Cyclist Corps, dearly beloved son of John and Ann Whelan of Silkey's Lane, Chirton, late of Seghill. R.I.P. F
Battalion War Diary Extract
Previously served in the Royal Navy from 3 /8/1904 until 20/2/1913 . Ref No 307060
Personal Details
Date of Birth
16th June 1881
Place of Birth
3 Cumberford Court , Jacktrees Road , Cleator Moor
Religion
R.C. ( baptised St Marys Church Cleator on 26/6/1881 )
Address
7 Silkey's Lane, Chirton, North Shields, Northumberland
Residence (Census)
On HMS Barham , Royal Navy Cruiser at Sheerness Kent
Residence (Roll of Honour)
7 Silkey's Lane, Chirton, North Shields, Northumberland
Parents
Son of John and Ann Whelan (nee Gaffney. Married 4Q 1875, Whitehaven reg. district).
Siblings
Sibling of Patrick, Mary, James, George, Elizabeth, Daniel, Ann and Esther Whelan.
Education and Occupation
Occupation
Labourer in Shipyard 1901 , RN rating (Stoker 1st Class) 1911
Death and Memorial
Date of Death
28th September 1915
Age at Death
35
Circumstances of Death
Killed in Action
Place of Death
Lens
Theater of Action
France
Battle
Battle of Loos
Regiment at Death
Army Cyclist Corps
Battalion/Vessel at Death
21st Div
Rank at Death
Pte
Notes
Soldiers Effects Amount Authorised 19s 11d plus war gratuity of £ 3 10s . Authorised to NOK John Whelan (father)
Buried or Commemorated at
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