We remember Norman Woodhead

We remember Norman Woodhead

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Timeline

Timeline

1893
birth Holmfirth, Yorkshire United Kingdom Source:9377762 Source:8694037 1893
1911
dates Age 18 Source:9377762 2nd April 1911
1916
service British Army Private 14242 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion Source:8694037 1916
1916
death Killed in Action Reported missing on the first day of the Battle of the Somme and subsequently presumed to have died on that date The Somme France Source:8694037 Source:9377762 1st July 1916
burial Thiepval Memorial CWGC Cemetery/Memorial The Somme France Pier and Face 6 A and 6 B. Source:8694035

Details

Details

Names
TypeName
First Names Norman
Initials N
Last Name Woodhead
Source 4863865
Gender
GenderSource
Male
Contribution

Military Service

Military Service
ServiceNumberUnitSectionRankSource
British Army 14242 Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment) 2nd Battalion Private

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Evidence

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Official Records

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Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Casualty Records Transcription Selena49658
Soldiers died in the Great War 1914-1919 Transcription Selena49658

External Evidence

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Huddersfield’s Roll of Honour: 1914-1922 Holmfirth126389
Dark Hours 1916 – A Valley at War Holmfirth126389
Ancestry.co.uk 1911 Census Holmfirth126389

Multimedia

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1911 Census Holmfirth126389
Victory and British War Medal Book Holmfirth126389
Norman Woodhead Holmfirth126389
Lane Chapel War Memorial Vivien1174

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