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Wallace Ernest Wooldridge
Informatie over geboorte
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Geboortedatum: 14/02/1890 |
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Geboorteplaats: Lye, West Midlands, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
Algemene Informatie
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Beroep: Houtdraaier |
Informatie legerdienst
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Land: Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Strijdmacht: British Expeditionary Force |
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Rang: Gunner |
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Service nummer: 238726 |
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Dienstneming plaats: Hilsea, Hampshire, Engeland, Verenigd Koninkrijk |
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Eenheden: — Royal Field Artillery, "C" Bty. 83rd Bde. (Laatst gekende eenheid) |
Informatie over overlijden
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Datum van overlijden: 09/01/1918 |
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Plaats van overlijden: Ploegsteert Bos (Ploegsteert Wood), België |
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Doodsoorzaak: Killed in action (K.I.A.) |
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Leeftijd: 27 |
Begraafplaats
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Canada Farm Cemetery Plot: III Rij: H Graf: 45 |
Onderscheidingen en medailles 2
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British War Medal Medaille |
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Victory Medal Medaille |
Points of interest 3
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Mijn verhaal
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.
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Ancestry https://www.ancestry.com/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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CWGC https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/436294/w-e-wooldridge/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/wooldridge-wallace-ernest/ http://www.rememberthefallen.co.uk/casualty/wooldridge-wallace-ernest/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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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/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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The Long Long Trail https://www.longlongtrail.co.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |
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The National Archives https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/ Gebruikte bronnen |