Whincup, Thomas Thomas Whincup Thomas, born in 1899, was the son of Thomas and Edith Whincup. He was the step brother of Francis, who was killed at the battle of the Somme. He had a brother William, born in 1906 .He lived in Ashton, near Oundle, Northamptonshire until his father died in 1906. Edith then moved to… Read More
Wilkinson, Cecil Cecil Wilkinson Cecil Wilkinson, born in Stamford in July 1895 was the son of Arnold and Mary Wilkinson. His father was a hairdresser at 6 All Saints Street. His mother died when he was two and he and his sister Rose aged 16 went to live with his uncle and aunt John and Charlotte Winterton… Read More
Woodcock, Lawrence Lawrence Woodcock – 10 Maiden Lane Lawrence Woodcock was born in Uppingham in 1896. His father, George, was a bread and biscuit maker on Adderley Street. Lawrence did not grow up in Stamford and probably just came to work there. In 1911 he was a butcher’s assistant to Dean Swift who had his butcher’s shop… Read More
Wadeworth, Reginald REGINALD WADEWORTH 1 Buda Terrace, Barnack Road Reginald Wadeworth was born on 7th June 1899 in Little Bowden, Northamtonshire and was a scholar in 1911. Four children, including Reginald, were born in Little Bowden then the family moved to two different addresses before coming to Stamford after the birth of the 6th child in 1909.… Read More
Woods, James James Woods James was born Oakham in 1895 and came to Stamford with father John, a journeyman baker, mother Sarah and three younger siblings before 1901. They lived at 11 Newtown. When James left school he worked as a foundry-worker in one of the engineering works in the town. On 15 July 1915 he enlisted… Read More
Wade, Arthur Arthur Wade – 13 Eight Acres In 1911, Arthur Wade was a 16 year old baker’s assistant living at 13 Eight Acres with his father John Thomas Wade (a horsekeeper) and his stepmother, Eliza. Perhaps he worked for the baker on the street. His mother was Mary (nee Brittain) of King’s Cliffe in Northamptonshire who… Read More