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Title: Walter woodcraft
Post by: becky22 on Monday 14 August 17 23:41 BST (UK)

Looking for information on Walter woodcraft who was lance corporal in London regiment and died 1917

Any help greatly appreciated

Title: Re: Walter woodcraft
Post by: CaroleW on Tuesday 15 August 17 00:37 BST (UK)

Have you already seen this?


http://www.cwgc.org/find-war-dead/casualty/480938/WOODCRAFT,%20WALTER

Over 60% of WW1 service records were burnt during the WW2 blitz

Title: Re: Walter woodcraft
Post by: jim1 on Tuesday 15 August 17 14:20 BST (UK)

Their war diary is on Ancestry if you have a sub. This page 13/14. Aug. 1917.
http://www.rootschat.com/links/01kjm/

Title: Re: Walter woodcraft
Post by: jim1 on Tuesday 15 August 17 14:47 BST (UK)

The 1/9 QVR diary doesn't give much info. about exactly where they were on the 14th. however they relieved the 8/ Norfolks on the 12th. & they do.
They were on this map (J 14)
http://maps.nls.uk/view/101464912
All in red are the recently captured German trenches. This was the 3rd. Battle of Ypres.
This is what the Norfolks diary says + the 1/9th. QVR position on the 14th.

Title: Re: Walter woodcraft
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 24 September 17 11:59 BST (UK)

FIND A GRAVE

Lance Corporal Walter Woodcraft - Son of William and Esther Woodcraft, of 24, Retreat Place, Hackney, London.

Burial: Divisional Collecting Post Cemetery and Extension  Ypres (Ieper) Arrondissement Ieper
West Flanders (West-Vlaanderen), Belgium
Plot: I. G. 3

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=12159383&ref=acom

Very good information given by RootsChatters here Becky - you need to acknowledge these threads

Sandra

Title: Re: Walter woodcraft
Post by: CaroleW on Sunday 24 September 17 12:24 BST (UK)

I notice Becky has a number of threads of this nature


http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=779419.msg6335564#msg6335564
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=779418.msg6335563#msg6335563
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=779416.msg6335558#msg6335558
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=777047.msg6308168#msg6308168

Title: Re: Walter woodcraft
Post by: *Sandra* on Sunday 24 September 17 12:44 BST (UK)

I thought it was worth pointing out Carole because of the number of threads this was happening on and its not fair to keep posting for information if you don't acknowledge the length of time RootsChatters spend looking for information for you.

Sandra

Title: Re: Walter woodcraft
Post by: becky22 on Sunday 24 September 17 13:56 BST (UK)

Thanks for the help much appreciated