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Woolfe 'William' Delmonte
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 03/04/1898 |
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Lieu de naissance: Hoxton, Middlesex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: Employé de l'édition |
Informations service militaire
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Pays: Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Force armée: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Numéro de service: 634099 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Stratford, Essex, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Unités: — London Regiment, 1/20th Bn. (Blackheath and Woolwich) (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 21/08/1917 |
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Lieu de décès: Westhoek, Zonnebeke, Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 19 |
Cimetière
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Menin Road South Military Cemetery Parcelle: II Rangée: F Tombe: 11 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille — 18/04/1921 |
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Victory Medal Médaille — 18/04/1921 |
Points d'intérêt 3
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Mon histoire
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.
Sources 5
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Autre référence |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/96072/delmonte,-/ Sources utilisées |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Sources utilisées |
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War Diary 141st Bde. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Autre référence |
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War Diary London Regiment, 1/20th Bn. (Blackheath and Woolwich) http://www.nmarchive.com/ Autre référence |