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Woolfe 'William' Delmonte
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 03/04/1898 |
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Geburtsort: Hoxton, Middlesex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Verlagsangestellte |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Dienstnummer: 634099 |
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Einberufung ort: Stratford, Essex, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Einheiten: — London Regiment, 1/20th Bn. (Blackheath and Woolwich) (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 21/08/1917 |
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Sterbeort: Westhoek, Zonnebeke, Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 19 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Menin Road South Military Cemetery Grabstelle: II Reihe: F Grab: 11 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille — 18/04/1921 |
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Victory Medal Medaille — 18/04/1921 |
Punkte von Interesse 3
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Meine Geschichte
William Delmonte was born in April 1898 in Hoxton, Middlesex, as Woolfe Delmonte. He was the son of Judah ‘Joseph or Henry’ Delmonte and Elizabeth Ann Hubbard. William attended the Haggerston Road School and the Stafford Road School. After his studies William took up a job as publishing clerk.
By the time of the Battle of Passchendaele, William had enlisted in the British Expeditionary Force. He served with the London Regiment 1/20th Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich), part of the 141th Brigade, of the 47th (2nd London) Division.
On 21 August 1917 William’s Battalion relieved the 1/18th Battalion London Regiment in the frontline near the hamlet of Westhoek, roughly between Sans Souci and the Polygon Wood, in front of the Hanebeek Valley. Relief was completed during the night of the 21st. But during the relief the Battalion suffered about twelve casualties, possibly due to German shellfire.
William was one of them. The barely 19-year-old Private was evacuated to the hinterland, but succumbed to his wounds. William was buried in the Menin Road South Military Cemetery, where he was buried alongside, 16-year-old, George Thomas Brewster, also of the 1/20th London Regiment. Both boys died on the same day, which may indicate that they were both mortally wounded during the relief.
By the time of the Battle of Passchendaele, William had enlisted in the British Expeditionary Force. He served with the London Regiment 1/20th Battalion (Blackheath and Woolwich), part of the 141th Brigade, of the 47th (2nd London) Division.
On 21 August 1917 William’s Battalion relieved the 1/18th Battalion London Regiment in the frontline near the hamlet of Westhoek, roughly between Sans Souci and the Polygon Wood, in front of the Hanebeek Valley. Relief was completed during the night of the 21st. But during the relief the Battalion suffered about twelve casualties, possibly due to German shellfire.
William was one of them. The barely 19-year-old Private was evacuated to the hinterland, but succumbed to his wounds. William was buried in the Menin Road South Military Cemetery, where he was buried alongside, 16-year-old, George Thomas Brewster, also of the 1/20th London Regiment. Both boys died on the same day, which may indicate that they were both mortally wounded during the relief.
Quellen 5
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Weitere Quellen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/96072/delmonte,-/ Verwendete Quellen |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Verwendete Quellen |
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War Diary 141st Bde. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Weitere Quellen |
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War Diary London Regiment, 1/20th Bn. (Blackheath and Woolwich) http://www.nmarchive.com/ Weitere Quellen |