Ernest William Woodington
Memorial: Kingswood - Holy Trinity Church
Regiment: Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
Medals: British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private, Saddler 3303
Parents: Isaac Walter and Mary Jane Woodington
Home address: Reformatory Road, Kingswood, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Bootmaker
Date of birth: 1889
Place of birth: Kingswood, Bristol
Date of death: 09/01/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Buried at Kantara War Memorial Cemetery Egypt and commemorated on Kingswood Holy Trinity Memorial
Age: 27
Further information:
Ernest was born in Kingswood, the son of a bootmaker and the eldest of six children with four sisters and a brother.
Ernest enlisted in the Gloucestershire Yeomanry then served in the Corps of Hussars in the Egyptian Theatre of War as part of the Egypt Expeditionary Force. He was killed in action whilst fighting against the Ottoman Army in the Battle of Rafa Egypt, which resulted in the successful capture of the Sinai Peninsula. Ernest's younger brother Walter died the following year, also while in the service of his country.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
This information has been provided by Sarah Hands, Volunteer Researcher for the South Gloucestershire War Memorials Web Site.
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
https://www.cwgc.org/
https://www.ancestry.co.uk/
https://www.findmypast.co.uk/
https://www.forces-war-records.co.uk/