Arthur George Woodley | 17th London Poplar and Stepney Rifles
In the transcript attached, Paul Hudson shares what his family knew of Arthur G. Woodley, an East End teenager who became a DCM-winning rifleman and father before being killed at Loos in 1917.Contributed via Age Exchange (http://www.age-exchange.org.uk) as part of the Children of the Great War project (http://www.childrenofthegreatwar.org.uk) at a collection day at Leyton Orient supporters club, London, UK. To see all material contributed by Age Exchange, or to see more contributions from this collection day, follow the links at http://www.childrenofthegreatwar.org.uk/archive.html - For further information email: greatwar@age-exchange.org.uk
Arthur G. Woodley in uniform, marked 'X'
Photograph
Arthur G. Woodley
Transcript of interview with Paul Hudson
Interview
Medal
Arthur G. Woodley, 1914-1915 medal
Arthur G. Woodley, Great War medallion
Arthur G. Woodley, school mention
Book
Excerpt from 17th London Poplar & Stepney Rifles' trench diary
Trench Life
CONTRIBUTOR
Paul Hudson
DATE
1914 - 1917
LANGUAGE
eng
ITEMS
7
INSTITUTION
Europeana 1914-1918
PROGRESS
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