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Norman Eli Whitmore

Male 1912 - 1976  (63 years)

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  • Name Norman Eli Whitmore  [1, 2]
    • Registered at birth as Norman Eli; known as Norman Bernard from at least 1939.
    Nickname Norman Bernard
    Birth 25 Apr 1912  Aston, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 
    • Born 25 Apr 1912 in the 1939 Register and both prisoner-of-war records; the 1976 death index gives 12 Apr 1912.
    Gender Male
    Census 19 Jun 1921  74 Oxford Road, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Age: 9y 2m 
    1921 Census: 74 Oxford Road, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire    		 1921 Census: 74 Oxford Road, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire
    Military 10 Jun 1932  [5] 
    Enlisted 
    Census 29 Sep 1939  109 Whippingham Road, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [8] 
    1939 Register: 109 Whippingham Road, Brighton, Sussex    		 1939 Register: 109 Whippingham Road, Brighton, Sussex
    Military 29 Sep 1939  [9] 
    Reservist, Royal Artillery, Bombardier (821319) 
    Military 25 Dec 1941  Hong Kong Find all individuals with events at this location  [10, 11] 
    Captured as Bombardier 821319, 36th Battery, 8th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery 
    Prisoner of War Index Card: Norman Bernard Whitmore (1942)    		 Prisoner of War Index Card: Norman Bernard Whitmore (1942)
    Liberated Prisoner of War Questionnaire: Norman Bernard Whitmore (1945)    		 Liberated Prisoner of War Questionnaire: Norman Bernard Whitmore (1945)
    Military 29 Dec 1941  Bowen Road Military Hospital, Hong Kong Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Prisoner of war 
    Military 25 Oct 1942  Sham Shui Po Camp, Kowloon, Hong Kong Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Prisoner of war 
    Military 22 Jan 1943  Sakurajima Camp, Osaka, Japan Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Prisoner of war 
    Residence 1945  109 Whippingham Road, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Military 17 May 1945  Akenobe Camp, Japan Find all individuals with events at this location  [11] 
    Prisoner of war 
    Newspaper mention 12 Oct 1945  [12] 
    Listed as Bdr. Norman E. Whitmore among Hull men in the Far East reported safe in Allied hands 
    Clipping from Hull Daily Mail: 12 Oct 1945    		 Clipping from Hull Daily Mail: 12 Oct 1945
    Residence 1958-1960  194 Cranbrook Avenue, Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [13, 14, 15] 
    Telephone Directories: 194 Cranbrook Avenue, Hull (1958-1960)    		 Telephone Directories: 194 Cranbrook Avenue, Hull (1958-1960) (3)
    Telephone Directories: 194 Cranbrook Avenue, Hull (1958-1960)
    Residence 1961-1976  67 Inglemire Lane, Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [16, 17, 18, 19, 20] 
    Telephone Directories: 67 Inglemire Lane, Hull (1961-1963)    		 Telephone Directories: 67 Inglemire Lane, Hull (1961-1963) (3)
    Telephone Directories: 67 Inglemire Lane, Hull (1961-1963)
    Death 3 Feb 1976  Beverley, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [19, 20, 21] 
    Age: 63 
    • Registered in the Beverley district; his home was 67 Inglemire Lane, Hull.
    Newspaper mention 4 Feb 1976  [20] 
    Death notice, giving his funeral at Chanterlands Crematorium 
    Clipping from Hull Daily Mail: 4 Feb 1976    		 Clipping from Hull Daily Mail: 4 Feb 1976
    Cremation 6 Feb 1976  Chanterlands Crematorium, Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [20] 
    • Dated from his death notice of Wednesday 4 Feb 1976, which gives the service at the crematorium as “Friday”.
    Probate 12 May 1976  [19] 
    Probate at Leeds; effects £10,477 
    Extract from National Probate Calendar: Norman Bernard Whitmore (d. 1976)    		 Extract from National Probate Calendar: Norman Bernard Whitmore (d. 1976)
    Person ID I1439  Cocks/Baker
    Last Modified 1 Nov 2026

    Father William Whitmore
    Mother Caroline Edith Groves
    Marriage 22 Apr 1908  Holy Trinity Church, Arrow, Warwickshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [22] 
    • William Bernard Whitmore, bachelor; Kathleen Edith Groves, spinster. Witnesses: George Henry Groves and George Groves.
    Family ID F495  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Hilda Phillips,   b. 9 Aug 1915, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 30 Apr 1978, Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years)  [1]
    Marriage Abt May 1939  Hull, Yorkshire, England Find all individuals with events at this location  [23] 
    Children 
     1. Malcolm Whitmore,   b. Abt Nov 1940, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Abt Nov 1940, Brighton, Sussex, England Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 0 years)
    +2. Living
     3. Living
    Family ID F490  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 31 Oct 2026

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsCensus - Age: 9y 2m - 19 Jun 1921 - 74 Oxford Road, Chorlton upon Medlock, Manchester, Lancashire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - Abt May 1939 - Hull, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 29 Sep 1939 - 109 Whippingham Road, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsChild - Malcolm Whitmore - Abt Nov 1940 - Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Captured as Bombardier 821319, 36th Battery, 8th Coast Regiment, Royal Artillery - 25 Dec 1941 - Hong Kong Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Prisoner of war - 29 Dec 1941 - Bowen Road Military Hospital, Hong Kong Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Prisoner of war - 25 Oct 1942 - Sham Shui Po Camp, Kowloon, Hong Kong Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1945 - 109 Whippingham Road, Brighton, Sussex, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMilitary - Prisoner of war - 17 May 1945 - Akenobe Camp, Japan Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1958-1960 - 194 Cranbrook Avenue, Hull, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1961-1976 - 67 Inglemire Lane, Hull, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - Age: 63 - 3 Feb 1976 - Beverley, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCremation - 6 Feb 1976 - Chanterlands Crematorium, Hull, Yorkshire, England Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1116] Personal Knowledge.

    2. [S7] GRO Index, 1912 Q2, Aston, Vol 6d, pg 689 (Reliability: 2).
      WHITMORE, NORMAN ELI; GROVES

    3. [S473] 1939 Register, RG 101/2443A, Brighton County Borough, ED EGCS, schedule 187, sub-schedule 4, line 4 (Reliability: 2).

    4. [S1130] Prisoner of War Index Card: Norman Bernard Whitmore (1942), WO 345/55, WO 345/55. (Reliability: 2).

    5. [S1131] Liberated Prisoner of War Questionnaire: Norman Bernard Whitmore (1945), WO 344/408/2, WO 344/408/2. (Reliability: 2).

    6. [S7] GRO Index, 1976 Q1, Beverley, Vol 7, pg 111 (Reliability: 2).
      Norman Bernard Whitmore; age 63; born 12 Apr 1912; Jan-Feb-Mar 1976; Beverley
      The death index gives 12 Apr 1912.

    7. [S450] 1921 Census, RG 15/19124, ED 25, schedule 39 (Reliability: 3).

    8. [S473] 1939 Register, RG 101/2443A, Brighton County Borough, ED EGCS, schedule 187, sub-schedule 4, line 4 (Reliability: 3).

    9. [S473] 1939 Register, RG 101/2443A, Brighton County Borough, ED EGCS, schedule 187, sub-schedule 4, line 4 (Reliability: 3).
      From the note in column 11 beside his entry: “[Reserv]ist Royal Artil[lery] … [Bom]bardier 821319”; the rest is lost in the binding.

    10. [S1130] Prisoner of War Index Card: Norman Bernard Whitmore (1942), WO 345/55, WO 345/55. (Reliability: 3).

    11. [S1131] Liberated Prisoner of War Questionnaire: Norman Bernard Whitmore (1945), WO 344/408/2, WO 344/408/2. (Reliability: 3).

    12. [S1129] Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail, 12 Oct 1945, 4 (Reliability: 2).

    13. [S1132] General Post Office, Directory: Post Office Telephone Directory, Section 90 (Hull), 1958, pg 133 (Reliability: 2).

    14. [S1133] General Post Office, Directory: Post Office Telephone Directory, Section 90 (Hull), 1959, pg 141 (Reliability: 2).

    15. [S1134] General Post Office, Directory: Post Office Telephone Directory, Section 90 (Hull), 1960, pg 146 (Reliability: 2).

    16. [S1135] General Post Office, Directory: GPO Telephone Directory, Section 90 (Hull), 1961, pg 154 (Reliability: 2).

    17. [S1136] General Post Office, Directory: GPO Telephone Directory, Section 90 (Hull), 1962, pg 164 (Reliability: 2).

    18. [S1137] General Post Office, Directory: GPO Telephone Directory, Section 90 (Hull), 1963, pg 175 (Reliability: 2).

    19. [S193] National Probate Calendar, link (Reliability: 2).

    20. [S1129] Newspaper: Hull Daily Mail, 4 Feb 1976, 3 (Reliability: 2).

    21. [S7] GRO Index, 1976 Q1, Beverley, Vol 7, pg 111 (Reliability: 2).
      Norman Bernard Whitmore; age 63; born 12 Apr 1912; Jan-Feb-Mar 1976; Beverley

    22. [S1195] Marriage Record: William Bernard Whitmore and Kathleen Edith Groves (1908), 22 Apr 1908, Arrow marriages 1900-1910 (DR 361/1), p. 124, no. 247; GRO 1908 Q2, Alcester, Vol 6d, pg 1311, DR 361/1. (Reliability: 3).

    23. [S7] GRO Index, 1939 Q2, Hull, Vol 9d, pg 662 (Reliability: 2).
      Norman B Whitmore; spouse Hilda Phillips; Apr-May-Jun 1939; Hull