William James WHITTERS

1887 -

• Name	William James WHITTERS  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]
  Birth	14 Sep 1887	Aldershot, Hampshire, England   [5]
  Gender	Male
  16 Survey Company Royal Engineers	OS 3/341/169
  Joined Ordnance Survey	12 Aug 1901  [5]
  	7927
  Joined Ordnance Survey	12 Aug 1901  [5]
  	Register of Staff
  Register of Staff	12 Aug 1901  [5]
  	7927, Wm James Whitters
  	Name: Wm James Whitters Date of Birth: 14/9/1887 Date Joined OS: 12/8/1901 Date Left OS: 1/10/1934 Last entry, See Staff Record Sheet See No 2540 RE Reg, Resigned to enlist 7/10/1905, Rejoined 9/10/1926
  RE1914	1 Jan 1914	Southampton, Hampshire, England   [1]
  	15075, 2nd Cpl, 1 inch Field Revisers, Headquarters Division, Southampton
  _MILT	7 Oct 1914  [2, 3, 4]
  	Royal Engineers, A/WO2
  1921 Census	1921	Culver Down, Bembridge, Isle of Wight, England   [6]
  	CSM, Surveyor, Royal Engineers
  RoS Last Entry	1 Oct 1934  [5]
  	Last entry, See Staff Record Sheet
  	See No 2540 RE Reg, Resigned to enlist 7/10/1905, Rejoined 9/10/1926
  Name	Wm James Whitters  [5]
  Person ID	I49833	Ordnance Survey People
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

  Family	Emmeline COPELAND
  Marriage	2 Jan 1918	Belfast, County Down
  	Knock Methodist Church
  Children	1. Georgina Ivy Katherina WHITTERS
  Family ID	F881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	2 May 2026

  
  

• Sources

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