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Allan is buried in Germany
but is also remembered on a family memorial in Haworth Cemetery. The
inscription reads:
Cpl Allan Whitaker, Grandson of the Above,
Killed in Action in Germany
April 11th 1945. Aged 29 years
Allan's Grandfather Joseph, Grandmother Sarah Ann - Their Children: Margaret Ann
Rebecca Thomas
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Keighley News clipping, 5th May 1945:
Official information has been received that Corporal Allan Whitaker, attached to a reconnaissance regiment in the B. L. A., has been killed in action. He was aged 29, and had been with the B. L. A. since July 1944. Prior to joining the army five years ago, he was employed by Messrs Rouse, of Oakworth, and was a member of the Bronte Wheelers. His home was at Station Road, Oakworth. He leaves a widow and two children.
Please
contact me, Andy
Wade with any information.
Commonwealth
War Graves Commission record:
ALLAN
WHITAKER
Nationality: United Kingdom
Rank: Corporal
Regiment: Reconnaissance Corps, R.A.C.
Unit Text: 52nd Regt.
Age: 29
Date of Death: 11/04/1945
Service No: 4544102
Additional information: Son of William and Marguerite Whitaker; husband of Doris Whitaker, of Leeds, Yorkshire.
Casualty Type: Commonwealth War Dead
Grave/Memorial Reference: 13. C. 8.
Cemetery: RHEINBERG WAR CEMETERY
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