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Wallace Ernest Wooldridge
Informationen zu Geburt
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Geburtsdatum: 14/02/1890 |
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Geburtsort: Lye, West Midlands, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
Allgemeine Informationen
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Beruf: Holzdrechsler |
Informationen zum Armeedienst
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Land: England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Truppe: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Gunner |
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Dienstnummer: 238726 |
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Einberufung ort: Hilsea, Hampshire, England, Vereinigtes Königreich |
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Einheiten: — Royal Field Artillery, "C" Bty. 83rd Bde. (Letzte bekannte Einheit) |
Informationen zu Tod
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Sterbedatum: 09/01/1918 |
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Sterbeort: Ploegsteert Bos (Ploegsteert Wood), Belgien |
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Todesursache: Im Kampf gefallen |
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Alter: 27 |
Begräbnisplatz
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Canada Farm Cemetery Grabstelle: III Reihe: H Grab: 45 |
Auszeichnungen und Orden 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Punkte von Interesse 3
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Meine Geschichte
Wallace Ernest Wooldridge was a 27-year-old wood turner from Bromley, London. Married to He enlisted as Gunner in the 83th Brigade Royal Field Artillery, part of the 18th Divisional Artillery. Gunner Wooldridge joined “C” Battery.
In January 1918 the Brigade was stationd in Ploegsteert forest, with headquarters near Essex Farm. “A”, “B”, “C” Battery were stationed to the east of the headquarter in a line running from southeast to northwest. “D” Battery was located to the north of Essex Farm. The supply lines to the guns ran from Krombeke and ran past the village of Elverdinge.
At the end of January 1918 the war diary reports that two men were killed and 18 were wounded that month. Gunner Wallace Ernest Wooldridge was one of these men. According to a letter from an officere to his wife, he was hit in the back by a piece of shell. He died on January 9th, 1918, leaving a wife and two children and is burried at Canada Farm Cemetery near Elverdinge, plot 3, row H, grave 45.
In January 1918 the Brigade was stationd in Ploegsteert forest, with headquarters near Essex Farm. “A”, “B”, “C” Battery were stationed to the east of the headquarter in a line running from southeast to northwest. “D” Battery was located to the north of Essex Farm. The supply lines to the guns ran from Krombeke and ran past the village of Elverdinge.
At the end of January 1918 the war diary reports that two men were killed and 18 were wounded that month. Gunner Wallace Ernest Wooldridge was one of these men. According to a letter from an officere to his wife, he was hit in the back by a piece of shell. He died on January 9th, 1918, leaving a wife and two children and is burried at Canada Farm Cemetery near Elverdinge, plot 3, row H, grave 45.
Quellen 6
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Verwendete Quellen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/436294/w-e-wooldridge/ Verwendete Quellen |
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http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/wooldridge-wallace-ernest/ http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/wooldridge-wallace-ernest/ Verwendete Quellen |
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https://www.oshsch.com/2014/11/local-man-traces-grandfather-via-wwi-osh/ https://www.oshsch.com/2014/11/local-man-traces-grandfather-via-wwi-osh/ Verwendete Quellen |
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The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |
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The National Archives https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Verwendete Quellen |