Commemorated: | |||
| 1. Memorial: | Bulls Road Cemetery, Flers | III. L. 2. | |
| 2. Book: | The (1921) Masonic Roll of Honour 1914-1918 | Pg.139 | |
| 3. Memorial: | The (1940) Scroll - WW1 Roll of Honour | 37D GQS | |
Awards & Titles: | Territorial Efficiency Medal | ||
Family :
Son of Henry and Rosina Maria Woods, of 78, St. Vincent St., Southsea, Hants; husband of the late Ethel Annie Aldridge Woods. Native of Petersfield, Hants.Service Life:
Campaigns:
- The First World War 1914-1918, World-wide.
| Unit / Ship / Est.: 4th Battalion Dorset Regiment |
1/4th Battalion August 1914 : in Dorchester. Part of South Western Brigade in Wessex Division. Moved to Salisbury Plain. 9 October 1914 : sailed for India, landing Bombay 10 November 1914. 23 February 1916 : landed at Basra with 42nd Indian Brigade and remained in Mesopotamia for the rest of the war |
| Action : The Second Battles of the Somme 1918 |
21 August - 3 September 1918. Following the success at Amiens which Ludendorf described as "the black day for the German army" the conditions were right for the advance to be continued over the old Somme battlefield. Astonishingly the battlefield was crossed in 10 days, compared with the four months of the first battle. The Germans were pushed back towards the Hindenburg Line defences.
India, Dec., 1914 to 1916; Dorset Regt., 1916 to 1917; Musketry Officer in America, Nov., 1917 to May 1918,.
Detail :
B Coy 1/4 Btn not in France when dies.
Masonic :
| Type | Lodge Name and No. | Province/District : |
|---|---|---|
| Mother : | Quetta No. 2333 E.C. | Pakistan |
Initiated | Passed | Raised |
15th March 1915 | 19th April 1915 | 14th June 1915 |
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