Nelson Whitwam

Sergeant. 1908. 1/7th Battalion. Duke of Wellington's West Riding Regiment.

Born: 1888 in Golcar.

Son of Herbert and Ellen.

Husband of Annie nee Taylor. Married 1912 (June %)

Address: 2, Mount Pleasant, Golcar.

Killed in action: 4th October 1915. Aged 27.

Buried at Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, West Vlaanderen, Belgium. 1. С. 36.

A week before his death, Annie received news that he had been wounded. She then received a letter from Rev. D. Tait Patterson, chaplain, dated 5th October written from the 10th Casualty Clearing Station saying "I regret to inform you that your husband died in this hospital yesterday at noon. He was very seriously injured when he came here, and you were much in his thoughts. When I had prayers with him he asked me to pray for you. Poor man. May God strengthen you and sustain you in your sorrow."

Nelson's name appears on the Roll of Honour in St. John's Church Golcar and Huddersfield Drill Hall.

Lijessthoek 12km west of leper (Ypres) town centre on the road to Poperinge. The village was situated on the main communication line between Allied military bases in the rear and the Ypres battlefields. Close to the Front, but out of range of most of the German artillery, it became a natural place to establish casualty clearing stations. The cemetery has 9,877 casualties. It was first used by the French and in June 1915 for British Commonwealth Forces.