Harold White Whitson
| Rank | Lieutenant | |
| Medals | 1914 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal, Mentioned in Despatches (1915) | |
| Regiment | Highland Light Infantry, 2nd Battalion | |
| Military Service | 1914 Whitson was gazetted a second lieutenant in the 2nd HLI on 12th August after leaving Sandhurst. The battalion had already mobilized and sailed from Southampton for Boulogne on 13th August. Whitson presumably joined shortly after. On the 8th November he was wounded when ‘D’ Company and Battalion Headquarters were shelled. | |
| Born | c1896, Glasgow | |
| Death | 25th September 1915 | |
| Circumstances of Death | “He was killed gallantly leading his men at Givenchy on September 25, 1915” | |
| Age | 19 | |
| Memorial | Loos Memorial, Panel 108 to 112. | |
| CWGC Information | Son of Alexander and Isabella M. Carrick Whitson, of 5, Princes Terrace, Glasgow. | |
| Parents | Alexander Whitson (1845-1928) and Isabella M Carrick (1853-1929) | |
| Father's Occupation | Iron & Coal Merchant | |
| Siblings | Maud (1881-), Ralph (1882-), Edith (1884-), Ernest (1886-), Wilfred (1888-1917), Gilbert (1891-1925) | |
| Spouse | Unmarried | |
| Education | Kelvinside Academy | |
| Occupation | Regular soldier | |
| 1901 Census | 7 Windsor Quadrant, Glasgow | |
| 1911 Census | 7 Windsor Quadrant, Glasgow | |
| Home Address | 1915 – 7 Windsor Quadrant, Glasgow | |
| Glasgow Necropolis | Compartment Quartus Lair not known | |
| Other Memorials | Scottish National War Memorial | |
| Other Information | Brother of Major Wifred Whitson killed 30th November 1917 | |
| Acknowledgements and Sources | Much of the information on which this profile is based is drawn from various internet sources which are listed below. The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis also wish to make full acknowledgement and thanks for the permitted use of any information or images generously supplied specifically for exhibition, publication or display in connection with The Roll of Honour and accompanying profiles to Ancestry (www.ancestry.co.uk), Findmypast (www.findmypast.co.uk). Commonwealth War Graves Commission – www.cwgc.org Family Search – www.familysearch.org The Long, Long Trail – http://www.1914-1918.net/ Scotlands People – www.scotlandspeople.gov.uk The Scottish War Memorials Project – www.warmemscot.s4.bizhat.com | |
Gallery
Harold White and Wilfred Robert - Quartus - Monument
Credits
Compiled by Morag Fyfe, Historical and Genealogical Researcher for The Friends of Glasgow Necropolis.
