Woods, George –

Son of George and Phoebe Elizabeth Woods, of 14, Grafton Street, Bolton, Lancashire; husband of Emma J. Woods, of 44, Latham Street, Bolton, Lancashire. An old boy of Bolton Municipal Secondary School. Enlisted January 1915.

Personal details

  • Surname: Woods
  • Forename: George
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 24
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: April 27th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Sergeant
  • Unit: 21st (6th City) (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 19840
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Manchester, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

  • Service medals: Not known
  • Silver War badge: Not known
  • Awards: Not known

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Bray Military Cemetery, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: I. A. 2.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 05/05/1916 05/05/1916 12/05/1916 04/08/1916 29/12/1916 27/04/1917 26/04/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5h 6e* 5h 6b* S13* 4g 6g
  • Bolton Chronicle: 17/08/1917

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