T/207034 Sgt Alfred Woolnough, 11th Bn, The Queen's

T/207034 Sergeant Alfred Woolnough of the 11th Battalion, The Queen's (Royal West Surrey Regiment), was killed in action on the 23rd March 1918, one of over 3000 men to die on this date.

Alfred was a Suffolk man; living in Saxmundham and enlisting at Ipswich. He originally joined the 64th Provisional Battalion (a Home Service only battalion) which later became the 14th Battalion. His number with the 14th Battalion was 290238. This indicates that he joined the 14th Suffolk Regiment between June and October 1916 and may well have served with another battalion prior to this.

Alfred has no known grave and is commemorated on the Arras Memorial. In December 1922, his widow, Mrs S A Woolnough, applied for her late husband's medals.

At the going down of the sun, and in the morning, WE WILL REMEMBER THEM.

Sources:

Ancestry (MIC)
Soldiers Died in The Great War
Army Service Numbers
The Commonwealth War Graves Commission