South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One


Aircraftman 1st Class 401176 Frank Webster WOODWARD - 116th Squadron, Royal Air Force


Died on Tuesday, July 29th 1919 aged 40


Military History

     
Theatre of War Medals Commonwealth War Grave or Memorial
Home 1914-15 Star, British War & Victory Medals Epsom Cemetery
     
Arrived in Theatre Medal Citation (if app) SWFHS Area Memorials
9 Oct 1915 in France with Royal Warwicks ~ Warwick (Eleanor Cross) War Memorial
     
Action, Battle or Other Reason Killed Date and Place Enlisted  
Died of Cardiac Failure  Jan 1915 at Warwick  
     
Place of Death Previous Regiments or Units Other War Memorials
Horton War Hospital, Epsom  Pvt 4957 Royal Warwickshire  Epsom & Ewell
  Pvt 103360 Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry  

Military Service Career

  • 19 Aug 1915? enlisted in Royal Warwickshire Regiment
  • 9 Oct 1915 arrived in France
  • 7 Oct 1916 transferred the Oxford & Bucks Light Infantry
  • 14 Jul 1917 - transferred to the RFC with the Rank of Air Mechanic 2
  • 13 Sep 1917 he was promoted to Air Mechanic 3
  • 20 Jun 1918 promoted to Aircraftsman 1st Class as a Carpenter (planes were constructed mainly from wood)

Circumstances of Death

Frank died of Cardiac Failure at the Horton War Hospital, Epsom on 29 Jul 1919, a newspaper reports suggests that his heart disease was caused by shell shock & trench fever.

 Personal & Family History

 

Birth Date/Place Baptism Date/Place
2 Jun 1878 at Leicester  
   
Parents Names Abode
Robert and Ruth Taylor 4 Stoughton Street, Leicester
   
Wife and Marriage Details Children
Alice Maud Taylor nee Simpkin Robert, Margaret, George & Frances
21 Apr 1906 in Leicester  
   
Schools Colleges
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Address History Employment History
1878 - Leicester 1901 - Cabinet maker
1881 - 82 Conduit Street, Leicester 1911 - Cabinet maker
1891 - 82 Conduit Street, Leicester 1912 - Cabinet maker
1901 - 4 Stoughton Street, Leicester 1914 - Cabinet maker
1911 - 8 Uppingham Road, Leicester  
1912 - 8 Overton Road, Leicester  
1914 - 89 Cliffe Hill, Warwick