Titus Taylor Whitwam

Private. D/387571. Royal Army Service Corps.

Born: 1900 in Golcar.

Son of Ben and Sarah Ann.

Brother of Frank, Helena, Martha and William.

Address: 96 James Street, Golcar.

Employed at Pearson Bros. Victoria Mills, Golcar.

Enlisted at the end of 1917.

Died of wounds: 12th January 1919 in West Derby. Aged 19.

Buried in Golcar Baptist Graveyard. SE 253.

Titus attended Golcar Baptist Church and Sunday School. He was a member of the Boys Brigade and Golcar Conservative Club.

He had been home on leave on one occasion. He was stationed at Ormskirk and was admitted to the Sparrow Hall Military Hospital, Liverpool, on the morning of Saturday 11th January suffering from diphtheria. He died just after midnight.

His name appears on the Roll of Honour at Golcar Baptist Church and St. John's Church, Golcar.