Three: Private W. Whittlestone, West Yorkshire Regiment, killed in action on the Western Front, 29 January 1915

1914 Star (15177 Pte. W. Whittlestone. 1/W. York: R.); British War and Victory Medals (15177 Pte. W. Whittlestone. W.York. R.) good very fine (3) £120-160

Walter Whitlestone was born in Barnsley, Yorkshire, and attested for the West Yorkshire Regiment at Pontefract, Yorkshire. He served with the 1st Battalion during the Great War on the Western Front from 2 November 1914, and was killed in action on 29 January 1915. He has no known grave, and is commemorated on the Ploegsteert Memorial, Belgium.