Individual Details
George Augustus WOODFORDE
(21 Apr 1892 - 11 Nov 1918)
Events
| Birth | 21 Apr 1892 | Leyton, Essex, England |  | ||
| Baptism | 17 May 1892 | All Saints, Leyton, Essex, England | | ||
| Census | 1901 | 196 Vicarage Road, Leyton, Essex, England | | ||
| Census | 1911 | Student - 56 Vicarage Road, Leyton, Essex, England | | ||
| Residence | Abt Nov 1917 | 38 Holmsdale Road, Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Occupation | Abt Nov 1917 | School Master - Hampton Wick, Middlesex, England | | ||
| Military | From 16 Nov 1917 to 11 Nov 1918 | London Regiment, British Army |  | | |
| Death | 11 Nov 1918 | Died of Wounds (Double Lobar Pneumonia) - Leeds War Hospital, Beckett Street, Roundhay, Yorkshire, England | | ||
| Burial | Abt Dec 1918 | St Andrew Churchyard, Ansford, Somerset, England | | ||
| Probate | 11 Nov 1927 | London, Middlesex, England | | |
Families
| Father | George William "William" WOODFORDE (1845 - 1892) |
| Mother | Harriet LAURENCE (1855 - 1927) |
| Sibling | Harriette Mary Mabel WOODFORDE (1878 - 1963) |
| Sibling | Helen Gwendoline Neville WOODFORDE (1881 - 1958) |
| Sibling | Alice Eveyln French WOODFORDE (1884 - 1959) |
| Sibling | William Oswald Randolph WOODFORDE (1886 - 1953) |
Notes
Military
From find a grave web-site:Regiment: 28th Bn.,London Regiment (Artists' Rifles)
Service No:767315
Rank: Private.
From medal card: medals: Victory & British - Roll: Tp28/101B2 Page: 134
From Service Record:
Attestation papers signed 17 Nov 1917 at Hounslow
Name: George Augustus Woodforde
Address: 38 Holmsdale Road, Hampton Wick, Middlesex
Age: 25 years 7? months
Occupation: ?
Preference: 28th London Regiment
Description: Height: 5feet 8½ inches -
Next of kin: Mrs Harriet Woodforde - 38 Holmsdale Road, Hampton Wick, Middlesex (mother)
War Office - memo dated: 2 Sept 1919 - gives Harriet's address as 5 Cumneeto Terrace, Castle Cary, Somerset
medals received by Harriet on 14 June 1922
Letter from East Leeds War Hospital to i/c Records - dated 18 Nov 1918 - "Report re Pte Woodforde, G.A. (Decd.) / 28th London Regt., C. Co. No 767315. / This man was admitted by convoy on 1 Oct 18, suffering from G.SW. both thighs, flesh, G.S.W. both feet, with fracture of Tarsal and metatarsal and phalanges right foot./ He developed erysipulas on the left leg on the 24th October 1918 and later developed double Lobar Pneumonia, from which he died on the 11th November 1918./Condition causing death attributable to active service./Body claimed by relatives./ Buried at Arnford Churchyard, Castle Cary.
Medical History card (dated: 6 April 1916)
Birthplace: Leyton, Essex
Age: 24 years
Occupation: School master
Height: 5feet 8¼inches - Weight: 123 lbs - Chest: 34 inches (Expansion: 2½ inches) - Physical development: Fair. RE 6/6 LE 6/6 - Defects: Teech Slightly defective.
Statement of relatives (dated: 9 May 1919):
Widow: None
Children: None
Father:
Geo. Wm. Woodforde - Deceased: 27 March 1892
Mother:
Harriett Woodforde - 5 Cumrock? Terrace, Castle Cary
Brothers:
W.M.O. Woodforde - Age: ? -
Randolph Woodforde - 33 - 25 Hilda Road, Bristol
Sisters:
Harriette Mary Mabel - 41 - 5 Cumrock? Terrace, Castle Cary
Helen Gwendoline Neville Woodforde - 38 - 5 Cumrock? Terrace, Castle Cary
Alice Evelyn F? Woodforde - 35 - Sister in charge, Roll of Honour for ?, 688 Harrow Road, London
Certified by the Rector of Ansford.
Probate
Extract from probate calendar - Year: 1927Woodforde George Augustus of 38 Holmsdale Road Hampton Wick Middlesex died 11 November 1918 at Leeds War Hospital Beckett street Roundhay Leeds Administration (with Will) London 1 October to Harriette (sic) Mary Mabel Woodforde Spinster. Effects £260 10s.
Endnotes
1. GRO (England & Wales) Birth Registrations Index, 1892 Apr/Jun - West Ham - Vol: 4a Page: 287.
2. England - Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, FHL Film Number: 1564163.
3. England - Select Births and Christenings, 1538-1975, FHL Film Number: 1564163.
4. 1901 Census of England and Wales , Class: RG13; Piece: 1619; Folio: 24; Page: 39.
5. 1911 Census of England and Wales, Class: RG14; Piece: 9648; Schedule Number: 184.
6. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1927 - Woodforde, George Augustus .
7. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
8. UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Web-site).
9. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919.
10. British Army WWI Medal Rolls Index Cards, 1914-1920.
11. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
12. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
13. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, WOODFORDE, G A.
14. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1927 - Woodforde, George Augustus .
15. GRO (England & Wales) Death Registrations, 1918 Dec - Leeds - Vol: 9b Page: 657.
16. UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Web-site).
17. UK, Soldiers Died in the Great War, 1914-1919.
18. British Army WWI Service Records, 1914-1920.
19. UK and Ireland, Find A Grave Index, 1300s-Current (Web-site).
20. Commonwealth War Graves Commission Web-site, WOODFORDE, G A.
21. England & Wales - National Probate Calendar 1858-1966, 1927 - Woodforde, George Augustus .