Family History, Whitby Chart 0500 Charles Emmanuel Whitby and Elizabeth R Pratt

1901 The Lodge, Old Hurst, Huntingdonshire 1911 High Street, Warboys, Huntingdonshire. 1901 The Lodge, Old Hurst, Huntingdonshire 1911 High Street, Warboys, Huntingdonshire. Elizabeth is down as Mrs WHITBY so no christina name given. Charles and Elizabeth are down as having been married 31 years having had 8 children 2 of whom have died. 1901 The Lodge, Old Hurst, Huntingdonshire 1907 Warboys, Huntingdonshire 1911 Sansums Row, High Street, Warboys, Huntingdonshire. There is a birth on the BMD for a Charles Reuben Whitby, in September quarter of 1885 in Biggleswade district Bedfordshire, who I would think is out Reuben as his fathers name was Charles. It appears after this he was know as Reuben. Information from Forces War Records sent by John TERRY 29/10/2014 First Name: Reuben Initials: R Surname: WHITBY DOB: Circa 1884 Age: 30 Birth Town: Biggleswade, Bedfordshire Resided Town: Bedford Nationality: British Date of Death: 26/10/1914 Fate: Killed In Action Information: HUSBAND OF ANNIE WHITBY, OF HIGH ST., WARBOYS, HUNTS. Rank: Private Service Number: 9952 Duty Location: France And Flanders Campaign Medals: 1914 Star The 1914 Star was instituted in 1917 for service ashore in France and Flanders between 5 August and 22 November 1914. In 1919 a clasp bearing the above dates was authorised and given to those individuals who had actually been under fire between the prescribed dates, popularly known as the 'Mons star' there were 378,000 awarded in total. The 1914/15 Star was instituted in 1918 and awarded to those individuals who saw service in France and Flanders from 23 November 1914 to 31 December 1915, and to those individuals who saw service in any other operational theatre from 5 August 1914 to 31 December 1915. A person who served during the period of 05/08/1914 and 31/12/1915 would have been awarded one or the other of the 'stars' (ie either the 1914 star which has '1914' on the scroll OR the 1914-15 star which has '1914-15' on the scroll, NOT both. 2,366,000 awarded in total. Victory Medal Given the information we have available it is likely that Reuben WHITBY was entitled to the Victory medal, also called the Inter Allied Victory Medal. This medal was awarded to all who received the 1914 Star or 1914-15 Star and, with certain exceptions, to those who received the British War Medal. It was never awarded alone. These three medals were sometimes irreverently referred to as Pip, Squeak and Wilfred. Eligibility for this award consisted of having been mobilised, fighting, having served in any of the theatres of operations, or at sea, between midnight 4th/5th August, 1914, and midnight, 11th/12th November, 1918. Women who served in any of the various military organisations in a theatre of operations were also eligible. British War Medal From the information available to us, it is very possible that Reuben WHITBY was entitled to the British War Medal for service in World War One. This British Empire campaign medal was issued for services between 5th August 1914 and 11th November 1918. The medal was automatically awarded in the event of death on active service before the completion of this period. Service: British Army Regiment: Northumberland Fusiliers Northumberland Fusiliers during World War 1 The Regiment raised 52 battalions with 29 of them serving overseas. It was awarded 67 Battle Honours and 5 Victoria Crosses, losing 16,000 men during the course of the war. 1st Battalion 04.08.1914 Stationed at Portsmouth As part of the 9th Brigade of the 3rd Division. 14.08.1914 Mobilised for war and landed at Havre as part of the British Expeditionary Force (B.E.F.) and engaged in various actions on the Western Front including; 1914 The Battle of Mons and the subsequent retreat, The Battle of Le Cateau, The Battle of the Marne, The Battle of the Aisne, The Battles of La Bassee and Messines 1914, First Battle of Ypres. 1915 Winter Operations 1914-15, The First Attack on Bellewaarde, The Actions of Hooge, The Second Attack on Bellewaarde. 1916 The Actions of the Bluff and St Eloi Craters, The Battle of Albert, The Battle of Bazentin, The Battle of Delville Wood, The Battle of the Ancre. 1917 The First Battle of the Scarpe, The Second Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of Arleux, The Third Battle of the Scarpe, The Battle of the Menin Road, The Battle of Polygon Wood, The Battle of Cambrai 1917. 1918 The Battle of St Quentin, The Battle of Bapaume, The First Battle of Arras 1918, The Battle of Estaires, The Battle of Hazebrouck, The Battle of Bethune, The Battle of Albert, The Second Battle of Bapaume, The Battle of the Canal du Nord, The Battle of Cambrai 1918, The Battle of the Selle. 11.11.1918 Ended the war at La Longueville east of Bavai, Belgium. More information about other Battalions on Forces War Records Web site Battalion: 1st Battalion Commemorated: France Collections: Soldiers Died in the Great War 1914-1919 The IWGC/CWGC Registers Collection 1901 The Lodge, Old Hurst, Huntingdonshire 1901 The Lodge, Old Hurst, Huntingdonshire 1911 Maritims Inn Quay, Guernsey, Channel Islands. Lucy was a Servant, single to a Geoffrey R KNIIGHT aged 30 a Public House Keeper born Reigate, Surrey and his wife Augusta KNIGHT aged 39 marriage and down as having been married 6 years and having 2 children who survive at the date of this census, but she had been married before and had down as stepdaughter there were 3 with the family Augusta was down as being born in Martins, Guernsey. 1901 The Lodge, Old Hurst, Huntingdonshire 1911 High Street, Warboys, Huntingdonshire. 1915 Hummanby, Yorkshire (at marriage) 1901 The Lodge, Old Hurst, Huntingdonshire 1911 High Street, Warboys, Huntingdonshire. 1901 The Lodge, Old Hurst, Huntingdonshire 1911 High Street, Warboys, Huntingdonshire.

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	married September quarter 1882 Biggleswade Bedfordshire
1 CHARLES EMMANUEL WHITBY born about June quarter 1857 or June quarter 1859 East Hatley, Cambridgeshire occupation 1901 Ordinary Agricultural Labourer 1907, 1915 Labourer died December quarter 1951 Huntingdon district Huntingdonshire Age 95		2 ELIZABETH R PRATT born about 1860 East Hatley, Cambridgeshire possibly died September quarter 1942 St Ives district Huntingdonshire Aged 83

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