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Private E Woolley

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Private Edward WOOLLEY, L/10561, 6th Battalion Queens Own Royal West Kent Regiment,  killed in action, Flanders France, death presumed on or since, 3rd July 1916, age 20.

5th February 1896, born Tuckbury, Staffordshire, son of Eliza Walkman, of Weymouth House, High Street, Queenborough, Kent. / 16, Church St., Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent / 18 Monk Street, Tutbury, Burton-on-Trent and Thomas Walkman (stepfather).

Enlisted  Sheerness, Kent, age 18 years, 9 months,  height 5ft 5 inches, weight 115lbs, complexion, pale, blue eyes, flaxen hail, mole near navel, mole under left ear.  Resided Queenborough, Kent. Formerly glass presser.

Home, 16th November 1914 to 14th June 1915; BEF, 15th June 1915 to 3rd July 1916.

16th November 1914, enlisted; 19th November 1914, posted Depot, Royal West Kent Regiment; 29th November 1914, posted 3rd Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 12th January 1915, Chatham, continually urinating his bed, admonished ; 27th January 1915, Chatham, dirty on Parade, 7 days confined to Barracks; 27th February 1915, Fort Darland, urinating his bedding, pay for damage; 22nd March 1915, urinating his bedding, awarded 10 days Field Punishment No.2. by Commanding Officer; 26th March 1915, when on active service, breaking out of F.P. about 6.15am remaining absent until apprehended by the Civil Police about 3.00pm, 13th April 1915 at Sheerness, 28 days detention, and forfeits 12 days pay; 25th May 1915, Fort Darland, When on Active service, having a dirty rifle on 9.00am parade, being absent off of  the 8.00 pm Parade, 21 days Field Punishment No.2.; 15th June 1915, posted BEF & 6th Battalion, Royal West Kent Regiment; 25th June 1915, joined Battalion, In the Field; 7th March 1916, wounded slight; 3rd July 1916, posted missing.

12th June 1917, last date to which allowances will be paid to mother, Separation Allowance 3/4 a week, Allotment of Pay 3/6 a week.

17th June 1919, Statement of Relatives - Father, dead, at Tutby, Staffordshire; Mother, Eliza Walkman, Weymouth House, Queenborough; Brothers - Joseph Woolley, age 38, Weymouth House, Queenborough; George Woolley, age 27, Tutbury Monk Street; Brothers, Half Blood - Charles Walkman, age 31, Soldier still in France; Sisters - Mary Oakes?, age 31, Tutbury, Church Street; Grandparents - Eliza Lives? / Lives?, died at Burton Staffordshire; George Woolley / Mary Woolley, died at Tutbury, Staffordshire; Uncles / Aunts - William Lives?, age ??, 223 Uxbridge Street, Burton, Staffordshire.

Commemorated at  Thiepval Memorial, Pier & Face 11C, Somme, France.

NOTE: Regimental History & Soldiers Died in the Great War both show Service No. as 10561; CWGC web site shows it as 10581.