Private 26726 John William Woodyer
Regiment/Unit: Machine Gun Corps - 28th Coy.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Previous Reg/Num: 16470, S Lancs Regt.
Age at death: 18
Date of death: 16th of July 1916
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Thiepval Memorial - Pier and Face 5 C and 12 C.
Family details:
Father James is legatee.
Census details:
1901 - 2 years old John William is living at 109 Frederick Street, St Helens with parents James (37), Jane (36) and four siblings: Thomas (10), Edith (8), Nelly (7), James (4). 1911 - Sees 13 years old scholar John W living at 109 Central Street, St Helens with widowed father James (47) and six siblings: Thomas (19), Nelly (16), James (14), Samuel (9), Jane (7), Alice (5). Also staying at the address are James snr's brother Joseph Woodyer (45), boarder Samuel Hunter (77), servant Kate Hunter (33) and her son Joseph Hunter (1). [b]Note:[/b] Frederick Street rename to Central Street between the census years.
[pic]imgs/sppics/JW_Woodyer_MGC.jpg[/pic][caption]The inscription for Private John William Woodyer on the Thiepval Memorial
(Photograph courtesy of Ste M.)[/caption]
