Temporary Major Stanley White Whiffen, OBE b. 18 Mar 1888 Clapham, , Surrey, England d. 14 Jul 1984 Seaward, The Esplanade, Fowey, , Cornwall, England: The Maw family

1888 - 1984 (96 years)

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Name	Stanley White Whiffen
Prefix	Temporary Major
Suffix	OBE
Birth	18 Mar 1888	Clapham, , Surrey, England [1, 2]
	First name(s)Stanley White Last nameWhiffen Birth registration year1888 Registration quarter2 Mother's maiden name- DistrictWandsworth CountyLondon CountryEngland Volume1D Page683 Record setEngland & Wales Births 1837-2006 CategoryBirth, Marriage, Death & Parish Records SubcategoryCivil Births Collections fromGreat Britain, England First name(s)Stanley White Last nameWhiffen SexMale Birth day18 Birth month3 Birth year1888 Death quarter3 Registration month7 Death year1984 DistrictSt. Austell Register number784 CountyCornwall Volume21 Page335 CountryEngland Record setEngland & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © Findmypast
Christening	21 Jun 1888	St Paul, Clapham, , Surrey, England
Gender	Male
Honors	3 Jun 1919
	Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire
	Title or Rank T./Maj First name(s) Stanley White Last name Whiffen Year 1919 Date 3 Jun 1919 Honour award or medal To be Officer of the Military Division of the said Most Excellent Order Abbreviation OBE Award Officer Of The Order Of The British Empire Additional information R.A.S.C. Gazette text The KING has been graciously pleased on the occasion of His Majesty's Birthday, to give orders for the following promotions in, and appointments to, the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire for valuable service rendered in connection with military operations in France: — London Gazette Title FIFTH SUPPLEMENT TO The London Gazette of Friday 30th May 1919 London Gazette Number 31370 Page 6806 London Gazette link https://www.thegazette.co.uk/London/issue/31370/page/6806 Chancery address CENTRAL CHANCERY OF THE ORDERS OF KNIGHTHOOD St James's Palace, S.W. Chancery date 3 Jun 1919 Record set British Empire Awards & Medals 1917-2023 Category Directories & Social History Subcategory Medal rolls and honours Collections from United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown
Military	1914-1920
	First name(s) Stanley White Last name Whiffen Year 1914-20 Service number - Rank Lieutenant Temporary Captain,Captain,Temporary Major Second rank Captain Third rank Temporary Major Regiment Royal Army Service Corps Third corps Royal Army Service Corps Second corps Royal Army Service Corps Service record Rank: Lieutenant Temporary Captain, Corps: Royal Army Service Corps Second service record Rank: Captain, Corps: Royal Army Service Corps Third service record Rank: Temporary Major, Corps: Royal Army Service Corps Image link http://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/SearchUI/Details?uri=D5842510 Country Great Britain Medal type British Army Medal Index Cards, 1914-1920 Archive The National Archives Series title War Office: Service Medal And Award Rolls Index, First World War Series WO 372 Archive reference WO372/21 Archive reference description Campaign Medal Index Cards and Silver War Badge Cards Record set Britain, Campaign, Gallantry & Long Service Medals & Awards Category Military Service & Conflict Subcategory Medal rolls and honours Collections from United Kingdom, Overseas / Unknown The National Archives Transcriptions copyright The National Archives
Probate	6 Jan 1984	Brighton, , Sussex, England
	First name(s) Stanley White Last name Whiffen Death year 1984 Death date 14 Jul 1984 Probate year 1984 Probate date 06 Nov 1984 Probate registry Brighton Residence town - County Cornwall Country England Record set England & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 Category Birth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) Subcategory Civil Deaths & Burials Collections from United Kingdom, England © Findmypast
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Death	14 Jul 1984	Seaward, The Esplanade, Fowey, , Cornwall, England [1]
	First name(s)Stanley White Last nameWhiffen SexMale Birth day18 Birth month3 Birth year1888 Death quarter3 Registration month7 Death year1984 DistrictSt. Austell Register number784 CountyCornwall Volume21 Page335 CountryEngland Record setEngland & Wales Deaths 1837-2007 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © Findmypast First name(s)Stanley White Last nameWhiffen Death year1984 Death date14 Jul 1984 Probate year1984 Probate date06 Nov 1984 Probate registryBrighton Residence town- CountyCornwall CountryEngland Record setEngland & Wales Government Probate Death Index 1858-2019 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Deaths & Burials Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © Findmypast
Person ID	I83035	The Maw Family Tree
Last Modified	9 Dec 2025

Father	Thomas Joseph Whiffen, b. 8 Sep 1850, Camberwell, London, , England d. 12 Apr 1931, Wandsworth, , Surrey, England (Age 80 years)
Mother	Jessie Ann Hardy, b. Oct-Dec 1850, Uxbridge, , Middlesex, England d. 28 Jan 1934, Cerris House, West Hill, Putney, , Surrey, England (Age 83 years)
Marriage	27 Apr 1876	St Andrew, Grimsby, , Lincolnshire, England [3, 4]
	First name(s)Thomas Joseph Last nameWhiffen Name note- Age25 Marriage year1876 Marriage date1876 ResidenceGreat Grimsby, Lincolnshire, England Marriage placeGreat Grimsby CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Father's first name(s)Thomas Father's last nameWhiffen Spouse's first name(s)Jessie Ann Spouse's last nameHardy Spouse's birth year1851 Spouse's birth date1851 Spouse's age25 Spouse's father's first name(s)William Christopher Spouse's father's last nameHardy Record setEngland Marriages 1538-1973 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom Index (c) IRI. Used by permission of FamilySearch Intl First name(s)Thomas Joseph Last nameWhiffen Marriage quarter2 Marriage year1876 Registration month- MarriageFinder™Thomas Joseph Whiffen married one of these people Jessie Ann Hardy, Elizabeth Brown DistrictCaistor District number- CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland Volume7A Volume as transcribed7A Page number1416 Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005 CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England © brightsolid online publishing ltd First name(s)Thomas Joseph Last nameWhiffen SexMale Birth year1851 Age25 Marriage year1876 Marriage date27 Apr 1876 ResidenceBattersea, Surrey Spouse's first name(s)Jessie Ann Spouse's last nameHardy Spouse's age25 Spouse's residence63 Freeman St Father's first name(s)Thomas Father's last nameWhiffen Spouse's father's first name(s)William Christopher Spouse's father's last nameHardy ChurchSt Andrew PlaceGrimsby, St Andrew CountyLincolnshire CountryEngland ArchiveLincolnshire Archives Page198 Event typeMarriages Record setLincolnshire Marriages And Banns CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers) SubcategoryParish Marriages Collections fromEngland, United Kingdom © Findmypast
		M29547 - Marriage Thomas Joseph Whiffen & Jessie Ann Hardy 27041876 M29547 - Marriage Thomas Joseph Whiffen & Jessie Ann Hardy 27041876
Family ID	F29547	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Catherine Carew Warnington, b. 21 May 1894, Chingford, , Essex, England d. 23 Sep 1987, Fowey, , Cornwall, England (Age 93 years)

Marriage 23 Aug 1919 District Westhampnett [5]

First name(s)Stanley W
Last nameWhiffen
Marriage quarter3
Marriage year1919
Registration month-
MarriageFinder™Stanley W Whiffen married
Catherine C Warnington
Spouse's last nameWarnington
DistrictWesthampnett
District number-
CountySussex
CountryEngland
Volume2B
Volume as transcribed2B
Page number1144
Record setEngland & Wales Marriages 1837-2005
CategoryBirth, Marriage & Death (Parish Registers)
SubcategoryCivil Marriage & Divorce
Collections fromUnited Kingdom, England
© brightsolid online publishing ltd

Children

	1. Anne Whiffen, b. 1920 d. Yes, date unknown
	2. Edith Marcia Whiffen, b. 1 Aug 1923, District Godstone d. 23 Dec 1994, Coombs Head, Armathwaite, Carlisle, , Cumberland, England (Age 71 years)
	3. Rosemary Whiffen, b. 9 Oct 1925, District Godstone d. 22 Apr 2003, Beaminster, , Dorset, England (Age 77 years)

Family ID F29544 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 9 Dec 2025

Sources

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[S118] England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983, (FreeBMD. England and Wales, Civil Registration Index: 1837-1983. [database online] Provo, UT: Ancestry.com, 2001. Original data: Microfilm and microfiche of the England and Wales, Civil Registration Indexes created by the General Register Office, in London, England.), GRO Reference - District Caistor - Volume 7a Page 1416 (Reliability: 3).
[S553] © Findmypast, Lincolnshire Marriages Transcription, (© Findmypast), gbprs_lincs_grimsby_st_andrew_par_1_15_0238 (Reliability: 3).
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