The Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment

Lance Sergeant F C Woods

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Lance Serjeant Frank Carter WOODS, G/18057, 7th Battalion, Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment, killed in action, Flanders France, 18th November 1916, age 23.

Born Denham, Suffolk, son of Alfred and Laura Ann Woods, Occold, Suffolk.

1911 Census - White House, Occold, Eye, Suffolk - Alfred Woods, head, age 46, married, farmer, employer, born Eye, Suffolk; Laura Ann Woods, wife, age 40, married 19 years, 11 children, 8 still alive, born Finningham, Suffolk; Frank Carter Woods, son, age 18, single, farmers son working on farm, at home, born Denham, Suffolk; Charles William Woods, son, age 14, school, born Occold, Suffolk; Kathleen Mary Woods, daughter, age 13, school, born Occold, Suffolk; Beatrice Clara Woods, daughter, age 12, school, born Occold, Suffolk; *Bilham Edward Woods, son, age 9, born Occold, Suffolk; Grace Edith Woods, daughter, age 7, born Occold, Suffolk; Alfred Arthur Woods, son, age 6, born Occold, Suffolk; Thomas Walter Woods, son, age 4, born Occold, Suffolk.

* 1918 December, Hartismere Registration District, died age 17.

1916 June, Cotton, Hartismere, Suffolk, married Ida Cutting, of Needham Road, Harleston, Norfolk.

Enlisted Eye, Suffolk, age 23, height 5ft 11 inches, weight 130lbs.  Resided Hill House, Eye, Suffolk / White House, Occold, Eye, Suffolk / Castle Street, Eye, Suffolk. Formerly farmer.

Separation Allowance 9/- a week, Allotment of Pay 3/6 a week payable to wife.

Home 11th November 1915 to 26th August 1916; BEF 27th August 1916 to 18th November 1916.

11th November 1915, enlisted & posted Trooper, 3/1Suffolk Yeomanry, Service No.2316; 1st May 1916, posted Acting (paid) Lance Corporal; 26th July 1916, appointed Acting (paid) Lance Sergeant; 27th August 1916, posted BEF & 1/4 Suffolk Yeomanry; 27th August 1916, Fokkestone, embarked; 27th August 1916, Boulogne, disembarked; 28th August 1916, 15 Infantry Base Depot; 7th September 1916, transferred to 4th Reserve, Royal West Kent Regiment; 7th September 1916, posted 7th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment.

18th June 1917, pension of 20/- a week awarded to widow & one child.

8th June 1920, Statement of Relatives - Widow, Ida Woods, Needham Road, Harleston, Norfolk; Children, Frances Ida Woods, born 14th April 1917, Needham Road, Harleston, Norfolk; Father, Alfred Woods, The Cedars, Occold, Suffolk; Mother, Laura Anne Woods, The Cedars, Occold, Suffolk; Brothers - Charles William Woods, age 24, The Cedars, Occold, Suffolk; Alfred Arthur Woods, age 15, The Cedars, Occold, Suffolk; Thomas Walter Woods, age 13, The Cedars, Occold, Suffolk; Sisters - Kathleen Mary Woods, age 22, The Cedars, Occold, Suffolk; Beatrice Clara Woods, age 21, The Cedars, Occold, Suffolk; Grace Edith Woods, age 16, The Cedars, Occold, Suffolk.

Buried at Regina Trench Cemetery, II. A. 32., Grandcourt, Somme, France.

NOTE: Regimental History and Soldiers Died in the Great War both show rank as Lance Serjeant; CWGC web site shows rank as Serjeant.