Personal data
| Name | Wooler |
|---|---|
| Initials | H.S. |
| Christian name | Herbert Sykes |
| Date and place of birth | Morley; 28.11.1892 |
| Family | Son of Ernest Octavius Wooler and Tabitha Louisa (his wife), of Ashfield, Pannal Ash, Harrogate. |
Extra information
- Information
- Educated at St John's College, Cambridge
Military data
| Rank | 2nd Lt. |
|---|---|
| Regiment / Unit | 12 West Yorkshire Regiment |
| Date of death | |
| Age | 23 |
| Cemetery / Memorial | Lijssenthoek Military Cemetery, Poperinge, V.A.8; personal inscription: HE DIED FOR FREEDOM & HONOUR |
Other information
- Information
- Signed Visitors' Book on 06.02.1916
- Information 2
- Mentioned in Despatches. Died of shrapnel wounds.
- Information 3
- His younger brother, 2nd Lt. Charles Armytage W., 10 West Yorkshire Regt., died 20.07.1916, aged 21 (Harrow Hill Cemetery, Harrogate);his elder brother, Capt. Ernest William Nowell W., served as a surgeon in the R.A.M.C. (survived).
- Information 4
- Both brothers are commemorated with 2 stained glass windows in All Saints Chapel of Ease and with a white marble cross on Harlow Hill Cemetery, Harrogate
Media
Sources
- Source
- VB 1, p.34