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Arthur John Woolnough

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Arthurs pension record courtesy of WFA

Military Information

  • Date of enlistment:
  • Place of enlistment: Manchester
  • Service no: Z/135
  • Rank: Corporal
  • Service Occupation:
  • Awards: Mentioned in Dispatches
  • Regiment/Service: Rifle Brigade
  • Unit/Ship: 2nd Battalion
  • Place of Death: France
  • Age at Death: 27
  • Date of Death: 12.03.1915
  • Burial Country: France
  • Cemetery: Le Touret Memorial
  • Grave/Mem Ref no: Panel 44

Personal Information

  • Date of Birth:
  • Place of Birth: Dundee
  • Address:
  • Occupation: Mann, Macneal & Co, Glasgow
  • Mother:

    Agnes Mary Woolnough

  • Father:

    William John Woolnough, Gardners Lane, Basildon, Billericay, Essex

  • Siblings:
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  • Children:

More about Arthur John Woolnough

For reasons unknown this man is not listed on the original Dundee Roll of Honour.

Arthur John Woolnough   Z/135   King’s Royal Rifles

Corporal Arthur John Woolnough, 2nd King’s Royal Rifles, who was killed on March 12, was 27 years of age, and prior to the war was in the office of Messrs Mann, Macneal, & Co., shipowners, Glasgow.  His father resides at 46 King’s Park Avenue, Mount Florida, Glasgow.

The Scotsman 8th April 1915

Information supplied by Gary Thomson, additional information kindly supplied by Michael Caldwell

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