Philip Wollen
Memorial: Old Sodbury - St John the Baptist Church
Regiment: Royal Gloucestershire Hussars
Medals: 1914–15 Star, British War Medal, Next of Kin Memorial Plaque 1914 - 1921, Victory Medal
Rank and number: Private 2402 (235320)
Parents: Alfred James and Henrietta Wollen
Home address: Coombe End, Old Sodbury, Bristol
Pre-war occupation: Farm Labourer
Date of birth: 1894
Place of birth: Iron Acton, Bristol
Date of death: 12/11/1917
Buried/Commemorated at: Gaza War Cemetery
Age: 23
Further information:
Philip Woollen was born in 1894 in Iron Acton, to parents Alfed James and Henrietta Wollen of Coombe End in Old Sodbury. He was brother to Frank and Robert. Their father was a farmer and was born in Iron Acton. Philip also worked on the farm
Philip enlisted in Bristol and served with the 1st Royal Gloucestershire Hussars and the Gloucestershire Yeomanry as Private 2402. He was Killed in Action in Palestine on November 12th 1917. Philip is buried in the Gaza War Cemetery, he was awarded the Victory, British War and 1914/15 Star medals
Philip Woollen is mentioned on both the Old Sodbury memorial Lych Gate and the Chipping Sodbury and District War Memorial Cottage Hospital board, now at Yate and District Heritage Centre under Old Sodbury. Philip is also named on the family gravestone in Iron Acton Churchyard
By kind permission, this information is based on the following source(s):
Yate and District Heritage Centre and Forces War Records