| Surname: | Whitfield |
| Initials: | J E |
| Rank: | Captain |
| Army Number: | 164657 |
| Notes: | Provost Officer. East Lancashire Regiment. 19/12/41 posted to CMP. VP Western Command. He was born in Preston and resided in Blackpool. War Diary WO 169/19431 January - December 1944, No. 2 Base Provost Company. 19/2/44 Capt J Whitfield Admitted to Hospital. 28/2/44 Capt Whitfield discharged from hospital and resumed command. 8/3/44 Capt Whitfield deceased. 10/3/44 Funeral of Capt Whitfield. 14/3/44 Court of inquiry into Capt Whitfield's death. Casualty List (Officers) 1395/1, Persia - Iraq, East Lancashire Regt, Whitfield, T/Capt, J E attached 2 Base Pro Coy, 164657, Died, 8/3/1944. John Edgar Whitfield. |
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| Date of Death: | Aug. 3, 1944 |
| Company: | 2 BASE PRO COY |
| CWGC Link: | 2169775 |
| Cemetery: | BAGHDAD (NORTH GATE) WAR CEMETERY, IRAQ 🇮🇶 |
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