Gunner 5463 John Woodcock

The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser
Courtesy Ste M

Regiment/Unit: Royal Field Artillery - 'D' Bty. 110th Bde.
Theatre of War: France & Flanders
Theatre of War First Served: (1) France
Date Entered Therein: 19/07/1915

Age at death: 24
Date of death: 28th of May 1917 (Monday)
Born: St Helens, Lancs
Resided: St Helens, Lancs
Burial / Memorial: Westhof Farm Cemetery - I. A. 6.

Census details:
1901 - 8 years old John is living at Crank, St Helens with parents John (37), Martha (36) and two siblings: Mary (11), Emily (2). Also at the address are John Snrs mother in law Mary Gore (69), sister in law Catherine Gore (32) and cousin Elizabeth Spencer (16). 1911 - Sees 18 years old 'Colliery Labourer - Dataller Below Ground' John living at Crank, St Helens with parents John (47), Martha (46) and two siblings: Emily (12), Annie (8). Also at the address are boarder Albert Woodall (23) and visitor William Thompson (20).

Notes:
[url=lmem.php?lmem=40]Remembered on Rainford (All Saints) Parish Church Memorial[/url] [url=lmem.php?lmem=58]Remembered on Crank and Kings Moss Memorial[/url] Age taken from census.

"Enlisted September 1914, Died of Wounds, Monday 28th May 1917. Formally employed by messers Platt, Carr Mill Collieries". (St.Helens Advertiser 26.06.1917). [pic]imgs/sppics/J-Woodcock-plaque.jpg[/pic][caption]Picture courtesy Nikolaas Ottevaere[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/Woodcock_J_5463.jpg[/pic][caption]The St Helens Newspaper & Advertiser - Courtesy Ste M[/caption] [pic]imgs/WW1_misc/5463_John_Woodcock.jpg[/pic][caption]The Ormskirk Advertiser, 14 June 1917 - Courtesy PaulC[/caption] [pic]imgs/S1PWHYAOTV/J_Woodcock_RFA_zps65c65406.jpg[/pic][caption]The headstone of Gunner John Woodcock at Westhof Farm Cemetery (Photograph courtesy of Frederik Sohier)[/caption] [center][ibox=imgs/WW1_headstones/J-Woodcock-RFA.jpg]Additional headstone picture by Nikolaas Ottevaere[/ibox][/center]