Woods, Walter Richard –

Son of Richard and Elizabeth Woods, of 75, Darwin Street, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted September 1914.

Personal details

  • Surname: Woods
  • Forename: Walter Richard
  • Date of birth: Not known
  • Birth place: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Place of residence: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Gender: Male
  • Age of death: 22
  • Place of death: Not known
  • Date of death: July 10th, 1916
  • Casualty type: Not known

Service details

  • Rank: Corporal
  • Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
  • Service number: 16440
  • Regiment: Not known
  • Enlistment date: Not known
  • Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
  • Conflict: Not known

Decorations

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

Memorials

  • CWGC Memorial: Thiepval Memorial, Somme, France
  • CWGC reference: Pier and Face 11 A.

Local newspaper entries

  • Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 04/08/1916 11/08/1916 29/12/1916 12/07/1918
  • Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5g 6a/b* S17* 6g

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