Military History

Theatre of War	Medals	Commonwealth War Grave of Memorial
France and Flanders	1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals	Aubigny Communal Cemtery Ext
Arrived in Theatre	Medal Citation (if app)	SWFHS Area Memorials
20 Dec 1914	~	Temple Grafton
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed	Date and Place Enlisted Date	Other War Memorials
Battle of Arras	1899 in New Zealand	New Zealand Virtual Memorial
Place of Death	Previous Regiments or Units
CCS at Aubigny-en-Artois	New Zealand Infantry
	1st, 2nd & 4th Bn's Middlesex Regiment

Other Information

• Was Private 760 in the New Zealand army that fought in the Boer War arriving in Feburary 1900
• Commissioned to 2nd Lt, 1st Bn Middlesex Regiment on 19 May 1900
• Promoted to Lt on 12 Oct 1901
• Promoted to Capt 4th Middlesex Regiment 11 Sep 1906
• Promoted to Major 4th Middlesex Regiment
• Lt. Col Hawke Bn, Royal Naval Division
• Mentioned in Dispatches 29 Jul 1902
• Queens South Africa Medal and 5 clasps
• Kings South Africa Medal and 2 Clasps
• Served in India 1906 to 1907

Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)           

The battalion were involved in the succesful attack on the village of Gavrelle where they seized, and held, the German front lines. Later in the day at about midday the Bn. HQ moved up to a new position in the old German First Line, immediately North of the ARRAS-GAVRELLE road. On reaching the trench several bursts of shrapnel were placed over the party and Lieutenant Colonel Whiteman was wounded, also the Adjutant, Sub Lieutenant Herbert. Lt Col Whiteman did not recover from those wounds and died on the 25th April at either the 30th or 42nd Casualty Clearing Station at Aubigny-en-Artois.