HENRY WOODS, Royal Fusiliers, Ireland, 1921.

[trevalyn]

HENRY  WOODS  died on 9 June 1921 while serving in Ireland with the Royal Fusiliers, He died at Blarney Railway station as the result of an accidental discharge of a rifle. I am assuming - maybe wrongly - that he was from the London area which seems to have been the main recruitment area for the Royal Fusiliers. His service number was 6449751.
Does anyone know where Henry Woods is buried? Maybe in Ireland, maybe in the London area? Any snippets of information would be very welcome

[ShaunJ]

His mother was a Mrs Florence Osbourne per the soldiers effects register.

This brief report is from the Daily Mirror of 10 June 1921:

[ShaunJ]

Per this report in the Dublin Evening Herald, his body was taken to "the military barracks".

[Andy J2022]

He's commemorated at Brookwood Cemetery, but the notes don't mention where he is buried. CWGC entry for him here: https://www.cwgc.org/find-records/find-war-dead/casualty-details/75227732/henry-woods/

[tonepad]

books.google.co.uk › books
The Dead of the Irish Revolution - Page 469
Eunan O'Halpin, ‎Daithi O Corrain · 2020

According to this book, the soldier was 18, a labourer, born in Fulham and enlisted on 15 June 1920.


Tony

[ShaunJ]

According to this book, the soldier was 18, a labourer, born in Fulham and enlisted on 15 June 1920.

His mother was a Mrs Florence Osbourne per the soldiers effects register.

There was a James Woods baptised at Worlds End (Fulham/Chelsea) in 1903, father James, mother Florence.

And a marriage of Florence Woods to Thomas Osborne in Fulham in 1919.

[trevalyn]

I am very grateful to everybody who has replied to this post. looks very likely that the answer lies in the Fulham area.