Witheridge, Alfred Richard, - - Private 2754, 32nd Bn Australian
Infantry AIF.
- Died 25 October 1917, age 28, at 3rd Battle of Ypres.
- Nationality: Australian
- No known grave; commemorated at Ypres Menin Gate memorial, ref Panel 7 - 17 - 23
- 25 - 27 - 29 - 31
- Alfred was the son of Alfred Witheridge and Polly (nee Witheridge), of
Queen's Park, Western Australia. Both his parents were from the branch of the
Witheridge family that came originally from Combe Martin, Devon, migrated via
Bradworthy to Tavistock, and then emigrated to Australia.
Witheridge, Frederick, - - Army (rank and unit not known)
- Died 1902, age 28 at Umballa, Punjab, India
- Nationality: unknown
- This appears to be Frederick Witheridge, son of Frederick and Elizabeth (nee
Morgan) who was born in Kings Norton, Birmingham, in 1875. Although Fredericks unit
is not given, units in Umballa at that time included 12th Lancers, D Battery and I
Battery RHA, and 2 Bn Black Watch. This branch of the Witheridge family was in Kent
in the 1720s, but migrated first to London and then, c 1805, to Birmingham.
Witheridge, Frederick, - - Leading Stoker SS/112681, HMS Vanguard,
Royal Navy
- Killed in action 9 July 1917 age 26.
- Nationality: British
- No known grave, but commemorated at Chatham Naval Memorial, ref 23
- Born in 1891 in Sydney, NSW, Australia, Frederick was the son of Harry Witheridge
and Annie Elizabeth (ne Kilcup). His brother William Henry Witheridge was also killed
in action (see below). Although Fredericks father had been born in the USA, he had
spent much of his life in London. The family came originally from Bideford in north
Devon.
Witheridge, George, - - Private 16812, 9th Bn Devonshire
Regiment
- Killed in action 1 July 1916, the first day of the Battle of the Somme, age
unknown.
- Nationality: British
- No known grave, but commemorated at Thiepval Memorial, ref Pier and Face 1C
- (no age or family details given) George Witheridge, listed as Pte, 2nd Devons,
was named in the Roll of Honour in a 1920 edition of the parish magazine of Charles
Church, Plymouth. Plans were announced for the placing of a memorial, but as the
church was destroyed during WWII bombing, there is no trace of any memorial
there.
- Born in Plymouth in 1892, George was the son of William James Witheridge and Mary
Ann (nee Walters). Georges brother Joseph Fred died of wounds in 1918 (see below).
Although this branch of the Witheridge family was in Plymouth, Devon in the 1850s,
its previous whereabouts has not yet been determined.
Witheridge, James Deacon, - - Private 7673250, Royal Army Pay
Corps
- Died 9 November 1943 age 27.
- Nationality: British
- Commemorated Pontypridd Crematorium, ref Panel RH
- James, born in 1916 in Newport, Mon, was the son of James George Witheridge
and Virtue Louisa (nee Deacon). He married in 1940, and his son was born just a few
months before his death. This branch of the Witheridge family came originally from
Combe Martin in Devon, but migrated to Wales in the mid-19th century.
Witheridge, John Northmore, - - Sergeant Major, Royal Army
- Died 20 May 1932 age 59.
- Nationality: British
- Commemorated: Hamilton Cemetery Section T lot 69, Hamilton, Ontario
- John was born in Ermington Devon England (1872), he had resided in Hamilton,
Ontario for eleven years. He was the son of John Northmore Witheridge and Maria Tall
Sandover. Pre deceased by his wife Mary Jane Knight, John was survived by two
children Sylvia and Ivor. Mr. Witheridge had a long military career having 21 years
active service, during which time he was through the Boer War, Kyber Pass and the
World War. He was awarded eight medals and was a Sergeant -Major, retired.
Witheridge, Joseph Fred, - - Private 28307, 3rd Bn, Devonshire
Regiment, transferred to Labour Corps Died 4 November 1918, age 40.
- Nationality: British
- Commemorated: Ford Park Cemetery, Plymouth (formerly Plymouth Old Cemetery,
Pennycomequick), ref General H/A 40.22
- Born in Plymouth in 1881 Plymouth, Joseph was the son of William James
Witheridge and Mary Ann (nee Walters). Married, with five children, he died of
wounds. His younger brother George had died on the Somme two years earlier (see
above). Although this branch of the Witheridge family was in Plymouth, Devon
in the 1850s, its previous whereabouts has not yet been determined.
Witheridge, Norman Arthur, - - Private 5735270, The Queens Royal
Regt (West Surrey)
- Died 15 April 1945, in the final Allied offensive near Ravenna, Northern Italy,
age 23.
- Nationality: British.
- Commemorated at Argenta Gap War Cemetery, ref III.E.12
- Born in 1922, Norman was the son of Harry Arthur Witheridge and Mabel (nee
Porter), of Bridgwater, Soms. At the time of his death Norman was married, with a
young daughter. Although Harry Witheridge had been born at Torpoint, Cornwall, this
branch of the Witheridge family came originally from Ermington, Devon.
Witheridge, Samuel John, Quartermaster, HMS Boadicea, Royal
Navy
- Killed in action 27 February 1881 at Battle of Majuba, Transvaal, 1st Boer War,
age 30.
- Nationality: British
-
- Commemorated at Majuba and on the BoadiceaMemorial at Haslar Naval
Cemetery, Portsmouth
- Born in Plymouth in 1851, Samuel John Witheridge was the son of Thomas
Witheridge and Mary Ann (ne Garry). He joined the Royal Navy as a boy sailor, and
while based at Portsea in 1878 had married Mary Ann Cruwys. A few weeks later he
sailed for Africa, where he was seconded to the Naval Brigade, serving ashore
throughout the Zulu wars and during the 1st Boer War. Although based in Plymouth for
many years, this branch of the Witheridge family came originally from Wembury,
Devon.
Witheridge, Thomas, - - Private 5688, 4th Bn Australian Infantry
AIF
- Died 2 March 1917, age 32.
- Nationality: Australian
- Commemorated: Warlencourt British Cemetery, IV.B.6
- Born in Shoalhaven, NSW, Australia, in 1884, Thomas was the son of Philemon
Witheridge and Mary (nee Carvath). His parents had emigrated from Cornwall, but this
branch of the Witheridge family came originally from Combe Martin, Devon.
Witheridge, William Henry, Private 6403, 18th Bn Australian
Infantry AIF
- Killed in action 20 September 1917, age 19.
- Nationality: Australian
- No known grave, but commemorated at Ypres Menin Gate Memorial, ref Panel 7 - 17 -
23 - 25 - 27 - 29 31
- Born in 1898 in in Balmain North, NSW, Australia, Frederick was the son of
Harry Witheridge and Annie Elizabeth (nee Kilcup). His brother Frederick John
Witheridge was also killed in action (see above). Although Williams father had been
born in the USA, he had spent much of his life in London. The family came originally
from Bideford in north Devon.
Witheridge, William Henry, Private 5107917, 13th Bn The Kings
Regiment (Liverpool)
- Died in the Burma campaign, 18 April 1943, age 32.
- Nationality: British
- No known grave, but commemorated at Rangoon Memorial, ref Face 6
- Husband of Grace Witheridge of Warwick.
- William Henry Witheridge, son of William John Witheridge, was born in Birmingham
in 1910, and had married in 1941. Although his family had lived in Birmingham since
about 1806, they had previously lived in London, and the first known record of them
occurs in Kent in the 1720s.
Edmunds, John Witheridge, - - Private PLY/227 (S) Plymouth Bn,
Royal Naval Divn, Royal Marine Light Infantry
- Died 21 August 1915, age not given
- Nationality: British
- Commemorated at Plymouth Naval Memorial, ref 7, and in Ermington church
- Born in Ermington, Devon in 1896, John Witheridge Edmunds was the son of
Richard James Edmunds and Mary Jane (nee Witheridge). His Witheridge ancestry can be
traced through the Ermington branch of the family, back to the 16th century.
Manning, Phillip Witheridge, - - Trooper 7912029 Royal Armoured
Corps, 11th Hussars (Desert Rats)
- Died 7 August 1941, age 27.
- Nationality: British.
- Commemorated at Halfaya Sollum War Cemetery, ref 15.C.4
- Born in Cornwall in 1913, Philip Witheridge Manning was the son of Philip
John Manning and Anne Ethel (nee Witheridge), and husband of Freda May Manning, of
Launceston, Cornwall. Annie Ethel Witheridge had been born in Sithney, Cornwall, but
her branch of the Witheridge family came originally from Berrynarbor, north
Devon.
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