H. L. WOOLF, 01 July 1916
Give us your feedback
Please tell us what you think to help us develop and progress this vital resource
Harold Lewis Woolf
Born:
1897
Died:
23 Sivan 5676 (24 June 1916)
Basic Information
Unique reference:
WOO5973
Birth
Date of birth:
1897
Death
Date of death:
23 Sivan 5676 (24 June 1916)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Place of death:
Somme, France
Cause of death:
Killed in action
Burial place:
Theipval Memorial Pier and Face 8A and 8D
Places
Addresses
Parents' Home :
38 Mapesbury Road London (1911)
Address given on his Attestation:
23 Gordon Mansions, Francis Street London (16 February 1916)
Address in the British Jewry Book of Honour:
22 Belsize Park Gardens
Synagogues
Name:
Hampstead Synagogue
His attestation papers state that he had served 10 Months in QYR(T) and was discharged on 15th February 1916
His date of death in the British Jewry Book of Honour is given as 1st July 1916 although everywhere else it is reported as 24th June 1916
Family
Parents
Father: Charles Woolf (male)
Mother: Beatrice (female)
Homefront
Occupation:
Chemist
Military Record
Military service:
Army
Military record no.:
146370
Date enlisted/conscripted:
16 February 1916
Date discharged/death:
24 June 1916
Rank at discharge/death:
Cadet
Assignments
Regiment:
Royal Engineers
Battalion/unit:
1st Bttn, Special Bde.
Roll of Honour
Commonwealth Graves Commission
Rank:
Pioneer
Date of Death:
26 June 1916
Age:
Regiment / service:
Royal Engineers, 1st Bn. Special Bde.
Cemetery:
Thiepval Memorial, France
Grave reference:
Pier and Face 8 A and 8 D.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
Contact the Author
Any messages sent via this facility are not the responsibility of the WWTT site and are simply passed onto the account holder’s contact and not stored here. Should the author choose to reply to you, all further contact made will not be transmitted through the site but independently through your own email or the details you leave here.
SEND MESSAGE
Follow us on social media:
© London Jewish Cultural Centre 2018
Documenting & commemorating the contribution British Jews made during the First World War.
Design : Creative Interpartners
Website by Beachshore