South Warwickshire Family History Society War Memorial Transcription Project

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 The Fallen Men of South Warwickshire - World War One

L/Corporal 15750 Hubert Joseph WOODFIELD MM - 7th Battalion Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry


Died of Wounds Sunday, February 11, 1917 aged 24
 Military History

Theatre

France & Flanders

Action/Battle/Other

Local actions on the Somme

Place of Death

CCS at Meaulte

 

Medals

Military Medal, 1915 Star, British War and Victory Medals

Medal Citation (if app)

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Enlisted Date/Place

October 1914 in Birmingham

 

Commonwealth War Graves Page

Grove Town Cemetery, Meaulte

SWFHS War Memorial(s)

Aston Cantlow

Other War Memorial(s)

 

Previous Regiments/Units

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Circumstances Leading to Death (Normally from War Diary)

The war diary shows that Hubert was wounded on the 10th Feb 917 when the battalion were in Front Line & Crown trenches close to Combles and on the 10th the battalion had moved from Guillemont to relieve 7th Somerset Light Infantry in those trenches. There was a heavy bombardment during the relief operation which caused Hubert's wounds.
 
Grove Town Cemetery was used by the 34th and 2/2nd London Casualty Clearing Stations and so Hubert would have died at one of those places.
 
We have yet to find the Gazette entry and/or citation for Huberts military medal award.
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 Combles are map  Grove Town Cemetery  War Diary
 Personal & Family History

Birth Date & Place

Jan Qtr 1894 Aston Cantlow

Baptism Date & Place

22 Apr 1894 Aston Cantlow St. John

Parents

Joseph & Anna Woodfield of Aston Cantlow

Wife & Marriage

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Children

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Occupation(s)

  •  1911 - Carter

Schools & Colleges

 

Address History

  • 1901 - Chapel Lane, Aston Cantlow
  • 1911 - The Green, Aston Cantlow
  • 1914 - Aston Cantlow

Other Information

 

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