Just done a time line for Frank Whitting, if only to sort out the info we have discovered in my own head. I'll put it on here just in case there is something glaringly obvious to someone that I've missed.
Something I noticed whilst checking it over was in 1911 there is a visitor to the family whose place of birth is Cape Town, S Africa which could be significant, but I can't find a link.
1883 - born Somerset
1911 - census he is living in Bristol with his mother Sarah, sister Marjorie Emma and a visitor Gwendoline Mann aged 24 who is single and gives her birthplace as Cape Town, South Africa. She is a British Subject by parentage
1911 - 26th July 1911 travelled aboard the Royal Edward from Bristol England arriving in Quebec on the 1st August 1911 aged 28, (indicates on form he is married, but this could be an error), occupation Surveyor.
? how did he get from Montreal to S Africa.
1914 - Travelled from Algoa Bay, S Africa to London 4th November 1914 aged 31.
1915 - Travelled to Algoa, S Africa from London on 16th Jan 1915, Country of intended residence S Africa, Occupation Manager aged 31.
? need to find return travel to England.
1915 - Back in England by 6 July 1915 and enlisted in the 13th Battalion, Rifle Brigade.
1915 -Joined army during 1915 regimental numbers Rifle Bde S/13326. RFN. Royal Engineers 168591. A/2/CPL WR 200291.
1915 - Admitted to hospital - 2nd Birmingham War Hospital (Northfield) 17 Aug 1915 Birmingham – Nephritis.
? when did he return to S Africa.
1933 - Travelled from Capetown, S Africa to Southampton, England on 3 July 1933 aboard Carnarvon Castle destination 32 Hangingwater Road, Ranmoor, Sheffield. Occupation Commercial Traveller aged 50. He gives his Country of Permanent Residence as Union of S Africa.
? I wonder what, if anything, brought him home for these 2 months.
1933 - Left 114 Taunton Road, Bridgewater, England travelling to S Africa 1st Sept 1933 on the Warwick Castle. Occupation commercial traveller aged 51. Country of Intended Residence - South Africa.
? settled and probably died in S Africa.
He's got to be somewhere !!!!