Manchester Pals - 20th Battalion Manchester Regiment - Walter Whiteley 26079

[Whiteley81]

Hello All,

I found this thread whilst researching my Great Uncle Walter Whiteley who served in the Manchester pals, his number was 26079. I have all the details of where when and how, and also his medal cards and enrolment papers. But I cannot find a picture of him if one exists at all, can anyone help, I have seen that you posted one for Sandra C and wondered if you could point me in the right direction to find the batallion picture to include Walter.

Yours Thankfully
Neil Whiteley

MOD COMMENT - Split from general Manchester Regt Thread and merged with duplicate Walter Whitely thread to keep all info in one place 

[Whiteley81]

Hello All,

Im hoping someone can help me, I have come to a dead end concerning my great uncle Walter Whiteley who served in the Manchester Pals and died on the first day of the war, I think I have all his records? along with his standard medal card, but what im really after is a photo as somewhere down the line the only picture has been lost by a relative, I was hoping someone on here can offer some advice of how I might go about finding a photo? any other information would be greatly appreciated.

Yours Thankfully
Neil Whiteley

[mmm45]

He died 1st July 1916......1st day of the battle of the Somme.
There is a specialist Manchester Regiment website.....



Ady

[mmm45]

http://www.findmypast.co.uk/search/military/indexes/military-manchester-rcb/results?recordCount=-1&firstName=&includeFirstNameVariants=true&_includeFirstNameVariants=on&lastName=whiteley&_includeLastNameVariants=on&searchProduct=MILITARY:MCB&menuProduct=MILITARY:MCB

Neil try find my past

Ady

[Wendi]

Hi Neil !

You could try the photo section of www..

Was he in the 20th Battalion?

Wendi 

[Whiteley81]

Hello Wendi and Ady,

Thanks for the replies, I will start looking now,

Thanks
Neil

[Whiteley81]

Hello Again Wendi,

He was in the 1/6th Battalion Territorial Force according to the link that you posted, his number was 26079

Thanks
Neil
 

[millymcb]

As Whitely81/Neil had two threads going for this chap I have split the replies from the other thread and merged them with the Whitely thread so that everything is now in one place with his name - here on this thread.

Milly the Mod

[sarah]

Sadly the photograph section of . does not look to be working at the moment. If anyone has come across any photographs I would be interested in hearing from them.

Sarah