Whitfield, William
Regiment: Cheshire Regiment
Rank: Private
Service No: 1030
Boer War service: 7 Jan 1900 to 6 May 1901
Date of enlistment: 10 Apr 1884
Date of discharge: 7 July 1901
Reason for discharge: Termination of Engagement
Other information: William had previously served in the Mediterranean, Egypt and Burma (Myanmar).
Born: In 1865 in Whitchurch, Shropshire.
Family: He was one of three children born to Thomas and Sarah Whitfield. He married Emily Thorne in 1897 in Tunbridge Wells and together they had six children.
Residence: In 1871 he was living in Dodington Street, Whitchurch with his parents and siblings; by 1881 they had moved to 1 Rosemary Lane, Whitchurch. In 1901, Emily, his wife was living with their first two children in Higham Lane, Hadlow, Kent whilst William was serving in South Africa.
Employment: He was a labourer when he enlisted.
Death: In 1946 in Tonbridge, Kent aged 81.
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