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Joseph  Woolf

Joseph Woolf

Born:
1893
Died:
3 Elul 5677 (21 August 1917)

Basic Information

Unique reference:
WOO7614
Gender:
Male

Birth

Date of birth:
1893
Place of birth:
Kimberly, South Africa

Death

Date of death:
3 Elul 5677 (21 August 1917)
Died in combat?:
Yes
Cause of death:
Killed in Action
Burial place:
Brandhoek New Military Cemetery

Places

Addresses

Family home:
3 Fielding Road, Bedford Park Chiswick (1911)
His home:
19 Esmond Road (1917)

Other Organisations

Name:
Jewish Lads' Brigade

Family

Siblings

Cecilia Woolf (female)
Harry Woolf (male)
Jeanetta Woolf (female)
May Woolf (female)

Parents

Mother: Michael Wolf (female)
Mother: Sophia Woolf (female)

Military Record

Military service:
Army
Military record no.:
43389
Date discharged/death:
21 August 1917
Rank at discharge/death:
Private
Assignments
Regiment:
Royal Irish Rifles
Battalion/unit:
9th Battalion
Campaigns:
Third Battle of Ypres (Passchedaele)

Roll of Honour

J. WOOLF, 21 August 1917

British Jewry Book of Honour - Page 144

Commonwealth Graves Commission

Rank:
Private
Date of Death:
21 August 1917
Age:
25 years old
Regiment / service:
Royal Irish Fusiliers, 9th Bn.
Cemetery:
Brandhoek New Military Cemetery No.3, Belgium
Grave reference:
II. A. 1.
Additional information:
Personal inscription:
WITH LOVE FROM HIS DEVOTED PARENTS SISTERS & BROTHER SADLY MISSED

Other Occupations

Type of employment:
Tailor

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