Gunner 564124 William WOODHOUSE - Fallen of WW1                                                                                                                                                                                        

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Regiment & Unit

66th Siege Battery, Royal Garrison Artillery

Enlisted On/At

Birmingham - 26 Nov 1914

Former Regiment

n/a

 William Woodhouse grave

Details & Age at Death

Killed in Action, Thursday 4th October 1917 aged 22

Medals

1915 Star, British War & Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

n/a

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle

Battle of Broodseinde

Place of Death

St. Jean

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

CWGC Grave/Memorial

White House Cemetery

SWFHS Memorial(s)

Bidford on Avon

Other Memorial(s)

Circumstances Leading to Death

The battery was in the field at St. Jean preparing to support an attack when an enemy shell struck the battery shell dump causing the whole "dump" to explode killing 7 and wounding 10 men

 Family & Personal History                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   

Birth Date & Place

1 Jun 1895 - Stirchley, Worcestershire

Baptism Date & Place

11 Aug 1895 at Kings Norton, St Nicolas

Parents

William & Sarah Ann Woodhouse of Stirchley

Wife & Marriage

Rose Ellen nee Richardson

Children

Jessie born 1916

Address History

  • 1914: Tower Hill, Bidford on Avon

School(s), Colleges & University

 

Occupation(s)

1914: Chocolate Maker at Cadbury's

 

Other Information

 

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