Steve Grace Posted 12 July , 2004 Share Posted 12 July , 2004 Hiya, I have been researching my great grandfather in law (see Sherwood Foresters)and seen a newspaper cutting of his death, his widow was notified by a Lieutenant Woodhouse. I have looked on the CWGC site and found this info. Lieutenant Leslie Douglas Woodhouse, 17 btn Sherwood Foresters - died aged 26 3/9/1916. Does anyone else have anymore info?? Kind Regards Steve Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brown Posted 12 July , 2004 Share Posted 12 July , 2004 Newspaper 15/9/16 "Lieut. Leslie Douglas Woodhouse son of Mr Thomas V. Woodhouse, of Hound Road, West Bridgford also fell in the fighting of September 3rd. He was 26yrs of age and was attached to the Light Trench Mortar Battery of the Sherwood Foresters." Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Grace Posted 12 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 12 July , 2004 Many Thanx Stuart What paper is the clipping from? And what fighting on the 3/9 was it referring to? Thanx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stuart Brown Posted 12 July , 2004 Share Posted 12 July , 2004 The paper was the Derby Mercury. Cannot help with the date. Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.wight Posted 12 July , 2004 Share Posted 12 July , 2004 Steve, his name appears in the 2nd June 1916 edition (Issue 29610) of the London Gazette: Notts. & Derby. R. Temp. Lt. L. D. Woodhouse, from a Res. Bn., to be temp. Lt. 20 May 1916, but with seniority from 2 Aug. 1915. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Grace Posted 12 July , 2004 Author Share Posted 12 July , 2004 Thanx for all your help on this matter, I was curious to find about the man who wrote to Mrs King regarding her husbands death. unfortunatley he didn't survive the war either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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