Personal data
| Name | Whitehead |
|---|---|
| Initials | J.B. |
| Christian name | Joscelyn Bradbury |
| Date and place of birth | St Johns Deangate, Manchester; 09.05.1870 |
| Address | Kelowna, B.C., Canada |
| Profession | Storekeeper |
| Family | Son of Frederick and Eleanor (nee Vickers) Whitehead; married to Mary Elizabeth Blackwell (1894) |
Extra information
- Information
- Emigrated to Canada in 1909. Had served for 21 years in the Royal Engineers.
- Information 2
- Died at 2233 Mathers Avenue, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Military data
| Service number | 430130 |
|---|---|
| Rank | Quartermaster Sergeant |
| Regiment / Unit | 3 Canadian Pioneer Battalion |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 73 |
Other information
- Information
- Communicant at Talbot House, 09.04.1916.
- Information 2
- In the spring of 1925 Tubby went on a tour in Canada. On the platform of Sicamous railway station "dear old Whitehead", who had been Tubby's "churchwarden" in Poperinge, was waiting for a handshake with the Padre. He had come 150 miles by river canoe and forest track for a "mouthful of human talk" with his beloved Padre.
- Information 3
- From 03.12.1917 to 10.06.1918 he was attached to the Canadian Corps Headquarters (Chaplain Services).
Sources
- Source
- Red Book, p.13 recto, p.22 recto, p.48 verso
- Source 2
- Personal file