Youngest son of John Herbert and Sarah Hannah Woolfenden, of 22, Mitre Street, Astley Bridge, Bolton, Lancashire. Enlisted into the Royal Aarmy Medical Corps in September 1914 and transferred to the Gordon Highlanders during training. Wounded at the Loos and Hill 60 engagements, several times operated upon and had his right leg amputated above the knee. Died at the General Hospital in Boulogne.
Woolfenden, Wilfred –
Personal details
- Surname: Woolfenden
- Forename: Wilfred
- Date of birth: Not known
- Birth place: Fairfield, Lancashire
- Place of residence: Astley Bridge, Lancashire
- Gender: Male
- Age of death: 18
- Place of death: Not known
- Date of death: February 7th, 1916
- Casualty type: Not known
Service details
- Rank: Private
- Unit: 8th (Service) Battalion.
- Service number: S/11082
- Regiment: Gordon Highlanders
- Enlistment date: Not known
- Enlistment location: Bolton, Lancashire
- Conflict: WW1
Decorations
- Service medals: Not known
- Silver War badge: Not known
- Awards: Not known
Memorials
- Astley Bridge (Seymour Road) Methodist Church WWI Memorial Brass Plaque
- Bolton (Victoria Square) War Memorial and Bolton County Borough Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Book (Hall of Remembrance)
- Bolton Roll of Honour 1914-1918 Printed Book (Library / History Centre)
- St. Paul's (Astley Bridge) C.E. Church WWI Memorial - Bolton
- CWGC Memorial: Boulogne Eastern Cemetery, Pas de Calais, France
- CWGC reference: VIII. D. 51.
Local newspaper entries
- Bolton Journal and Guardian entries: 18/02/1916 18/02/1916 24/03/1916 29/12/1916
- Bolton Journal and Guardian references: 5h 6d* 6g* S13*
- Farnworth and Worsley Journal entries: 18/02/1916