Where is war hero’s silver tea service?
His VC medal is on display at Towneley Hall, along with a presentation clock and gold watch received from the Mayor of Burnley in October 1917. In Worsthorne he also received a silver rosebowl and his wife, Fedora, was presented with a silver tea and coffee service.
When I was a boy in the 1940s I remember being shown this silver service by a Mrs Waddington in Coal Clough Lane. The inscription read “Presented to Mrs Whitham on the occasion of her husband winning the Victoria Cross, by the inhabitants of Worsthorne-with-Hurstwood, October 13th 1917”.
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Hide AdWe were unable to track down the silver service during our research for the film, but I am curious to know its whereabouts.
If any readers have some information I can be contacted on [email protected]
Frank Whitham