Private Arthur Whitaker
33657 16th Lancashire Fusiliers
Killed in action 23rd November 1916, aged 21
Lived at 22 Bulcock Street
Commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial, France
Burnley Express 16th December 1916
Commemorated on Elim Primitive Methodists Memorial

ANOTHER ONLY SON
(Burnley Express 16/12/16)
Mr & Mrs Whitaker of 22 Bulcock Street, Burnley Lane, have received the distressing news that their only son, Private Arthur Whitaker, 33657, of the Lancashire Fusiliers was killed in action on November 23rd. It was during his first visit to the trenches. They had previously been indirectly informed, through a Harle Syke soldier’s letter to a friend that their son was missing.
Private Whitaker, who was exceedingly well known in the Briercliffe Road and Harle Syke district, he was 21 years of age. He enlisted in May 31st last (1915) and was drafted out three months ago. He had been a weaver formerly at Messrs Whitehead and Leavers Mill, and siso at Harle Syke, but left weaving to work on the farm known as Haning’s Temrimetric. He was connected with the Elim Primitive Methodist Church. And School.