258084 Pte. Frederick G. Woodcock British Army 14th (Severn Valley Pioneer) BTn. Worcestershire Regiment from:Nuneaton Fred Woodcock was born in 1899. He joined up in 1915 and did his basic training at Strensall near York.
From there he went to barracks in Worsester and further training
On Salisbury plain.
They were then transported to Le Havre to go into action on the
Western front.
His battalion was involved in many of the battles including,
Battle of Ancre, Somme, Arras and Passchendale.
He ended the war at Bougnies, Mons.
He was invalided out having been gassed and suffered pyrexia (Trench Fever) and was treated at 149th Field Ambulance.
Fred died in 1977
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