Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Grave: | Gaza War Cemetery | XXX. A. 3. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.139 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 21C GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | |||
Family :
Lt Wodehouse was the son of Charles Edward and Eva Wodehouse, from Woolmers in Hertford. Insurance Officer (1913)House and time at Malvern: No 9, 1898 - 1902. See also: Malvern College First World War Casualty.
Malvernian - Dec 1917."Evelyn Wodehouse was the son of C. E. Wodehouse (O.M.), and the second of six brothers, who were all in No. 9. He was one of the first to join the Public Schools' Brigade on the outbreak of war, subsequently obtaining a commission in the Bedfords. He went to the front with them, and made himself as popular with his Regiment and Brigade as he had always been at School. He was killed while carrying out some extremely difficult and dangerous patrol work against an enemy occupying a strong, well-protected position. One recalls him as a high-spirited, thoroughly open and frank boy, whose good-nature and pleasant manner won for him many friends. These qualities were not merely superficial, but were the expression of a generous and very genuine character."
Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 5th Battalion Bedfordshire Regiment |
1/5th Battalion August 1914 : in Gwyn Street, Bedford. Part of East Midland Brigade, East Anglian Division. Moved in August 1914 to Romford and thence to Bury St Edmunds. In May 1915 moved to St Albans. May 1915 : formation became 162nd Brigade, 54th (East Anglian) Division. Landed at Mudros on 10 August 1915 and at Suvla Bay, Gallipoli, on 11 August. Moved to Egypt in December 1915. |
| Action : Palestine |
Palestine is a generic term to cover actions in the region now consisting of Sinai, Israel, Jordan, Syria and Aden and involved operations against the Turks. Once the security of the Suez Canal was assured in 1915 the focus shifted to the area now within the post 1967 borders of Israel. In 1917 there were three battles at Gaza, which enabled the capture of Jerusalem in December. In 1918 the campaign continued north into the Jordan Valley then towards Damascus. The Armistice with Turkey was signed on the 31st October 1918.
Detail :
See also: Bedford Regiment - " Lt Wodehouse of the 1st Battalion arrived in the 5th battalion on the 7th October 1915, whilst stationed in Gallipoli. Having survived Gallipoli, the boredom of Egypt and the first two battles at Gaza, he was killed in action on the 4th October 1917, aged 32 during intensive shelling of their trenches outside Gaza."
Killed in action 4th October 1917, aged 32, and is buried in grave XXX.A.3 at the Gaza War cemetery.
Commemorated in the See also: Bovingdon Herts Booklet.
The diary for the regiment for the 4th October mentions Evelyn. "4 Oct 1917 Heavy enemy firing was encountered & Lieut ECB Wodeshouse [Evelyn Charles Bradley WODEHOUSE] was fatally wounded & 60 ORs were hit, more or less seriously."
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Emblematic No. 1321 E.C. | London |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
6th January 1913 | 24th February 1913 | 5th May 1913 |
Source :
The project globally acknowledges the following as sources of information for research across the whole database:
- The Commonwealth War Graves Commission
- The (UK) National Archives
- Ancestry.co.uk - Genealogy, Family Trees & Family History online
- ugle.org.uk - The records of the United Grand Lodge of England including the Library and Museum of Freemasonry
Additional Source:
- Founder Researchers : Paul Masters & Mike McCarthy
- Researcher : Bruce Littley