Pte
William Henry Woods
Information about birth
Year of birth: 1888 |
Place of birth: Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom |
Army information
Country: England, United Kingdom |
Force: British Expeditionary Force |
Rank: Private |
Service number: 28633 |
Units: — East Lancashire Regiment, 2nd Bn. (Last known unit) |
Information about death
Date of death: 31/07/1917 |
Age: 29 |
Memorial
Ypres (Menin Gate) Memorial Panel: 34 stone S |
Distinctions and medals 2
British War Medal Medal |
Victory Medal Medal |
Points of interest 1
#1 | Place of birth |
Sources 1
24 Infantry Brigade: 2 Battalion East Lancashire Regiment. (The National Archives, KEW (TNA), WO 95/1720/4). https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/C14303 Sources used |
More information 3
Commonwealth War Graves Commission Database https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/911936 |
Namenlijst (In Flanders Fields Museum) https://namenlijst.org/publicsearch/#/person/_id=962b282a-d99b-46c9-982b-f276980f8f5a |
Lives of the First World War (Imperial War Museum) https://livesofthefirstworldwar.iwm.org.uk/lifestory/4871536 |