Arthur John Hicks WOODYATT
| Unit |
4th Bn, The Worcestershire
Regiment, 88th Brigade, 29th Division, B.E.F. |
| Service Number | 241540 |
| Rank | Private |
| Nature of Death | Died of wounds France 27/8/18 |
| Age | 24 |
| Burial/Commemoration | Buried Longuenesse (St Omer) Souvenir Cemy, France |
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Malvern Commemoration
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St Peter's Cowleigh |
| Next of Kin | Son of Annie Harding of 4 Chaleureux Villas, Belmont Road, Lower Newtown |
| Education | West Malvern School and Cowleigh Mixed School |
| Previous Employment | - |
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Arthur Woodyatt was born in West
Malvern. He joined the 8th Worcestershire Regiment, probably under hte Derby
Scheme and served with the 1/8th Battalion in France.He was wounded and sent
back to England on the 4/9/16. On his recovery he was posted to the 14th Battalion,
a pioneer unit in the 63rd (Royal Naval) Division. At some point, possibly due
to further wounds he was posted to the 4th Battalion and it was with them that
he was mortally wounded and died at St Omer. His death was reported in the Malvern
News in October 1918.
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Malvern News 5/10/18
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