Private 16005 Edward Woods
The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M
Regiment/Unit: South Lancashire Regiment - 2nd Bn.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 03/08/1915
Age at death: 24
Date of death: 25th of May 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Ecoivres Military Cemetery Mont-St Eloi - II. E. 11.
BMD details:
Marriage: 01/08/1914 Edward Woods to Mary Hall at St Helens. The couple went on to have one son - John Edward b-16/11/1914.
Family details:
Son of John and Mary Woods, of St. Helens; husband of Mary Woods, of 48 Lord St., St. Helens, Lancs. Next-of-kin at enlistment: Mrs Mary Woods (wife), 7 Ross Street, Parr, St Helens.
Census details:
1901 - 9 years old Edward is living at 1 Waine Street, Parr, St Helens with parents John (44), Mary (42) and five siblings: Peter (18), Mary (16), John (13), Maggie (5), Patrick (1). 1911 - Sees 19 years old 'Haulage Hand' Edward living at 3 Waine Street, Parr, St Helens with father John (54), and five siblings: Peter (30), Mary Jane (26), John (23), Margaret (16), Patrick (11). Mother Mary is in hospital at the time of the 1911 census.
[pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Woods_E_16005_2_1.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M.[/caption]
[pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/EWoods16005.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Private Edward Woods at
Ecoivres Military Cemetery, Mont-St. Eloi
(Photo courtesy of Ste M)[/caption]
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[caption]Edward is remembered on the [url=lmem.php?lmem=10]Lowe House Memorial[/url][/caption]
