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Woolfe 'William' Delmonte
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 03/04/1898 |
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Geboorteplaats: Hoxton, Middlesex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Bediende Uitgeverij |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Private |
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Service nummer: 634099 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Stratford, Essex, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — London Regiment, 1/20th Bn. (Blackheath and Woolwich) (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 21/08/1917 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Westhoek, Zonnebeke, België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 19 |
Begraafplaats
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Menin Road South Military Cemetery Plot: II Rij: F Graf: 11 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille — 18/04/1921 |
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Victory Medal Medaille — 18/04/1921 |
Points of interest 3
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| #3 | Plaats van overlijden (bij benadering) |
Mijn verhaal
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.
Bronnen 5
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Verdere verwijzing |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/96072/delmonte,-/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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The Long, Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/army/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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War Diary 141st Bde. http://www.nmarchive.com/ Verdere verwijzing |
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War Diary London Regiment, 1/20th Bn. (Blackheath and Woolwich) http://www.nmarchive.com/ Verdere verwijzing |