Whatley, John
Biographical
Surname(s) | Whatley |
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First name(s) | John |
Date of birth | 22 June 1915 |
Place of birth | Oxford Registration District |
Family details | Son of Norman and Norah Radley Whatley, of Oxford, England. His brother William Denman Whatley also fell. |
College | Guy's Hospital |
Military unit | Oxford and Bucks Light Infantry, Commando |
Service number | 5387562 |
War / conflict | World War Two (1939-1945) |
Date of death | 19 August 1942 |
Age at death | 27 |
Rank at death | Lance Corporal |
Cause of death | Killed in action |
Burial place | Dieppe Canadian War Cemetery, Hautot-sur-Mere |
Commemoration(s) | Guy s War Memorial; Roll of the Fallen, University of London O.T.C. |
Notes | John Whatley, Lance-Corporal Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Light Infantry attached No. 4 Commandos. Guy’ s Hospital. Killed in raid on Dieppe, 19th August 1942. Roll of the Fallen, University of London O.T.C. |
Sources | Guy’ s Hospital Medical School Records, King’ s College London Archives; Commonwealth War Graves Commission; University of London O.T.C. |