Life story: Gustav Frederick Wolff | Lives of the First World War

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1875

sibling Rudolf Arthur Jacob Wolff Source:9355111 13th February 1875

1876

sibling James Daniel Wolff Source:9355111 8th November 1876

1878

sibling Philip Robert Wolff Source:9355111 30th January 1878

1884

sibling Arthur Thomas Wolff Source:9355111 23rd December 1884

1888

birth 7 Eton Road, Hampstead, London United Kingdom Source:9277359 Source:9355012 7th May 1888

1899

education Merchant Taylors' School London United Kingdom Source:9275780 1899 - 1904

1915

enlistment Hightown Barracks, Wrexham United Kingdom Source:9358689 1st March 1915

1915

commission Regular Source:9358715 10th March 1915

1915

service British Army Second Lieutenant (probation) Royal Welsh Fusiliers 3rd Battalion Royal Welch Fusilers Source:9358788 10th March 1915 - 1st November 1915

1915

theatres France & Belgium: 1a Source:4843085 17th August 1915 - 21st March 1918

1915

service British Army Second Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers Source:9358743 2nd November 1915 - 21st November 1915

1915

service British Army Lieutenant Royal Welsh Fusiliers Source:9358743 22nd November 1915

1918

service British Army Acting Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers attached Machine Gun Corps 3rd Battalion Source:9358859 19th February 1918 - 21st March 1918

1918

death Killed in Action Source:7151607 Source:9259859 21st March 1918

awards Mentioned in Despatches (MiD) British Award/Decoration Source:7151607

service British Army Major Royal Welsh Fusiliers Source:7151607

location 14, Burgess Park Mansions, Fortune Green Rd., Finchley Rd., Hampstead, London United Kingdom parents address Source:7151607

burial Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny CWGC Cemetery/Memorial Pas de Calais France II. C. 3. Source:7151607

Details

Names

Type	Name
First Names	Gustav Frederick
Initials	GF
Last Name	Wolff
Source	4843085
First Names	Gustav Frederick
Initials	GF
Last Name	Wolff
Source	9259859

Gender

Gender	Source
Male

Locations

Address	Country	Type	Date	Source
14, Burgess Park Mansions, Fortune Green Rd., Finchley Rd., Hampstead, London	United Kingdom	parents address

Contribution

Military Service

Service	Unit	Section	Rank
British Army	Royal Welsh Fusiliers		Major
British Army	Royal Welsh Fusiliers		Lieutenant
British Army	Royal Welsh Fusiliers	3rd Battalion Royal Welch Fusilers	Second Lieutenant (probation)
British Army	Royal Welsh Fusiliers		Second Lieutenant
British Army	Royal Welsh Fusiliers attached Machine Gun Corps	3rd Battalion	Acting Major

Awards

Award	Type	Source
1914/15 Star	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
British War Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal
Mentioned in Despatches (MiD)	British Award/Decoration
Victory Medal	First World War Campaign/Service Medal

Family

Parents

Name	Relationship	Dates	Source
Elizabeth Wolff	mother
Jacob Rudolf Wolff	father

Siblings

Name	Relationship	Dates
James Daniel Wolff	brother	8th November 1876
Philip Robert Wolff	brother	30th January 1878
Rudolf Arthur Jacob Wolff	brother	13th February 1875
Arthur Thomas Wolff	brother	23rd December 1884

Media

1914-15 Star

1914-15 Star, similar to the one which would have been awarded to Gustav Wolff.

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Victory Medal

Victory Medal, similar to the one which would have been awarded to Gustav Wolff.

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British War Medal

British War Medal, similar to the one which would have been awarded to Gustav Wolff.

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Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais 1

Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais, France where Gustav Wolff is honoured and buried.

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Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais 2

Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais, France where Gustav Wolff is honoured and buried.

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Royal Welsh Fusiliers Cap Badge

Royal Welsh Fusiliers Cap Badge, similar to the one which would have been worn by Gustav Wolff.

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Gus Wolff's medal index cards

Major Gustav Frederick Wolff medal index cards

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G.F Wolff grave at the Red Cross Corner Cemetery

The grave of Major G. Wolff at the Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Rue du Pont, 62124 Beugny, France

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Photo of Major Gustav Frederick Wolff

Photo of Major Gustav Frederick Wolff circa 1916

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Major Gus Wolff's Obituary

Gus Wolff's obituary from the West Herts and Watford Observer from April 27th 1918

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Merchant Taylors School Scissorum Mag (Issue 192)

Merchant Taylors School Scissorum Magazine (Issue 192) marked the centenary of Gustav Wolff's death. Gustav went to school at Merchant Taylors School. This is page 1 of 2.

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Merchant Taylors School Scissorum Mag (Issue 192)

Merchant Taylors School Scissorum Magazine (Issue 192) marked the centenary of Gustav Wolff's death. Gustav went to school at Merchant Taylors School. This is page 2 of 2.

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Officers of the 25th Machine Gun Corps.

Officers of the 25th Machine Gun Corps 1917. Gus Wolff center

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Plaque for Gustav Frederick Wolff

Death Plaque

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Gustav Frederick Wolff birth certificate

Birth certificate which shows where he was born

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Page 1 of 4 of Application

Application for Appointment to the Special Reserve of Officers

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Page 2 of 4 of Application

Application for Appointment to the Special Reserve of Officers

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Page 3 of 4 of Application

Application for Appointment to the Special Reserve of Officers

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Page 4 of 4 of Application

Application for Appointment to the Special Reserve of Officers

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London Gazette 9th March 1915

Gustav Frederick Wolff Commission as a Second lieutenant on 10th March 1915

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London Gazette 2nd Feb 1916

Gustav Frederick Wolff Commission as a Lieutenant on 22nd November 1915

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London Gazette 2nd November 1915

Gustav Frederick Wolff Commission as a Second lieutenant on 2nd November 1915

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London Gazette 17th July 1918

Appointment in the London Gazette dated 17.7.18 making G. F. Wolff a Major on 19th Feb 1918

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Hightown Barracks, Wrexham

Hightown Barracks, Wrexham entrance 1904 (Postcard): G. F. Wolff signed up here on 1st March 1915

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G. F. Wolff & Officers of 25th Machine Gun Corp

Officers of the 25th Machine Gun Corps 1917. Gus F. Wolff in center. 1917

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Gustav Wolff on a horse in the First World War

Gustav Frederick Wolff on a horse in the First World War in France. Major, 3rd Battalion, Royal Welch Fusiliers, attached to the Machine Gun Corps. The picture came from a postcard sent to his brother James from France

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Appointment to be an officer

Official paper for G. F. Wolff to be appointed to be an officer.

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G. F. Wolff memorial in Hampstead Cemetery London

War Memorial for Gustav F. Wolff's. Located on Gustav F. Wolff's parents (Rudolf and Elizabeth Wolff) grave in Hampstead Cemetary, London. Grave reference Q5/32

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War Memorial for Gustav F. Wolff

War Memorial for Gustav F. Wolff's. Located on Gustav F. Wolff's parents (Rudolf and Elizabeth Wolff) grave in Hampstead Cemetary, London. Grave reference Q5/32

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German or Austrian Parents

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Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais, France

Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais, France

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The Wolff brothers from Hampstead, London

The Wolff brothers from Hampstead, London

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Evidence

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Official Records

Title	Connected by	More information
Medal Index Card
Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records	Imperial1
Medal Index Cards Transcription	Vincent96527
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	Vincent96527
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription	Vincent96527
1911 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Deborah102878
England & Wales births 1837-2006 Transcription	Deborah102878
1891 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Deborah102878
School & university registers Image	Deborah102878
1901 England, Wales & Scotland Census Transcription	Deborah102878

External Evidence

Reference	Connected by	More information
Ancestry - Register of Soldiers Effects	Vincent96527
Wolff Family History	Frederick134967
Brother: James Daniel Wolff	Deborah102878
Memorial to Major G. F. Wolff in Hampstead Cemetery, London	Frederick134967

Multimedia

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1914-15 Star	Vincent96527
Victory Medal	Vincent96527
British War Medal	Vincent96527
Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais 1	Vincent96527
Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais 2	Vincent96527
Royal Welsh Fusiliers Cap Badge	Vincent96527
Gus Wolff's medal index cards	Frederick134967
G.F Wolff grave at the Red Cross Corner Cemetery	Frederick134967
Photo of Major Gustav Frederick Wolff	Frederick134967
Major Gus Wolff's Obituary	Frederick134967
Merchant Taylors School Scissorum Mag (Issue 192)	Frederick134967
Merchant Taylors School Scissorum Mag (Issue 192)	Frederick134967
Officers of the 25th Machine Gun Corps.	Frederick134967
Plaque for Gustav Frederick Wolff	Tracy140367
Gustav Frederick Wolff birth certificate	Frederick134967
Page 1 of 4 of Application	Frederick134967
Page 2 of 4 of Application	Frederick134967
Page 3 of 4 of Application	Frederick134967
Page 4 of 4 of Application	Frederick134967
London Gazette 9th March 1915	Frederick134967
London Gazette 2nd Feb 1916	Frederick134967
London Gazette 2nd November 1915	Frederick134967
London Gazette 17th July 1918	Frederick134967
Hightown Barracks, Wrexham	Frederick134967
G. F. Wolff & Officers of 25th Machine Gun Corp	Frederick134967
Gustav Wolff on a horse in the First World War	Frederick134967
Appointment to be an officer	Frederick134967
G. F. Wolff memorial in Hampstead Cemetery London	Frederick134967
War Memorial for Gustav F. Wolff	Frederick134967

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Red Cross Corner Cemetery, Beugny, Pas de Calais, France

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