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Wallace Ernest Wooldridge
Informations sur naissance
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Date de naissance: 14/02/1890 |
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Lieu de naissance: Lye, West Midlands, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
Informations générales
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Profession: Tourneur de bois |
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: Gunner |
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Numéro de service: 238726 |
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Incorporation nom de lieu: Hilsea, Hampshire, Angleterre, Royaume-Uni |
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Unités: — Royal Field Artillery, "C" Bty. 83rd Bde. (Dernière unité connue) |
Informations sur décès
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Date de décès: 09/01/1918 |
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Lieu de décès: Ploegsteert Bos (Ploegsteert Wood), Belgique |
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Cause du décès: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Âge: 27 |
Cimetière
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Canada Farm Cemetery Parcelle: III Rangée: H Tombe: 45 |
Distinctions et médailles 2
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British War Medal Médaille |
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Victory Medal Médaille |
Points d'intérêt 3
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| #3 | Lieu du décès (approximatif) |
Mon histoire
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.
Sources 6
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Sources utilisées |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/436294/w-e-wooldridge/ Sources utilisées |
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http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/wooldridge-wallace-ernest/ http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/wooldridge-wallace-ernest/ Sources utilisées |
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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/ Sources utilisées |
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The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Sources utilisées |
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The National Archives https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Sources utilisées |