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WOODROFFE, SIDNEY CLAYTON
UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Full Name
WOODROFFE, SIDNEY CLAYTON
Date Of Birth
17 Dec 1895
Age
19
Birth Place
Lewes, Sussex
Nationality
British
Resided Place
Lewes, Sussex; Bournemouth, Hampshire, England
Date
30 Jul 1915
Date Of Death
30 Jul 1915
Fate
Killed in action.
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8th Battalion, The Rifle Brigade (Prince Consort's Own). Educated at Marlborough. Son of Henry L and Clara Woodroffe, of Thorpewood, Branksome Avenue, Bournemouth. His brothers Kenneth and Leslie also fell.
Rank Name
Second Lieutenant
Gazette Date
1915
Gazette Page
8839 (V.C.); Issue: 29286 (V.C.)
Duty Location
Hooge, Belgium; France and Flanders
Died in Active Service
Yes
Service
British Army
Regiment
Rifle Brigade
Battalion
8th (Service) Battalion
Place of Death
Hooge, Belgium
Conflict Period
World War I
Served For
United Kingdom
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Memorial Death Plaque Of WWI
award
Victoria Cross (VC)
award
British War Medals WW1
award
Victory Medal
award
1914/15 Star
unit
Rifle Brigade
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UK, WWI & WWII, Commonwealth War Graves Commission Death Registers
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Last Updated
Oct 31, 2023
Description
The registers are divided by the cemetery/memorial and list the names of the dead commemorated that are either interned or commemorated there.
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