Weatherill, Edward Theaker | Universities at War

Personal details

Weatherill Edward Theaker - (208) - Image 1, from Durham University Gazette, Vol II, 1912-1929

Name on Memorial:

Weatherill, E. T.

Forename(s):

Edward Theaker

Surname:

Weatherill

Date of Death:

Monday, August 16, 1915

Age at Death:

University life

College:

Armstrong College, Newcastle upon Tyne

Staff or Student:

Student

Military Service

The information displayed here is at the time of death.

Rank:

Second Lieutenant

Service:

Army

Unit:

Royal Dublin Fusiliers, 7th Battalion.

Prisoner of War:

Theatre of War:

Gallipoli

Biography

Edward was born in 1887 to John Weatherill. While at Armstrong College, Edward studied Mathematics, Engineering, and Electrical Engineering and lived at 18 Jesmond Road, Newcastle.

Edward died while serving on Gallipol on 16th August 1915 during the assault on the Kiretch Tepe Sirt.

Addresses before and during the war

Place of Burial or Battle Site Memorial

Edward is commemorated on the Helles Memorial in Turkey.

Memorials

Additional images

Research information

Sources:

UK Census registers, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

UK Military Service Records, National Archives (available via Ancestry.co.uk)

Newcastle University Archives (Roll of Service, Armstrong College Calendars, The Northerner Student Magazine)

Commonwealth War Graves Commission

Researched by:

Sophie Anderton, Rachel Hill.