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221971 Pte. Herbert Woodward British Army 6th Battalion South Wales Borderers from:Cwmbran (d.13th Feb 1917) Herbert Woodward Herbert Woodward came from Everton, Liverpool to South Wales, as a young man looking for work, finding lodgings in Cwmbran. He married Ethel the youngest daughter of the household and they had two children Martha and Ellen (my great grandmother). He died on 13th Feb 1917 age 34. Below is a small part of the letter he wrote to his brother the day before he died; Dear Bro, I might tell that we are having it a bit rough at the present, but never mind, it is all in a good cause, but I wish it would finish soon so that we could get home and see you all ..... He served with the 6th Btn. South Wales Borderers a pioneer regiment with 75th Division, II Anzac Corps (who were near the Ontario Farm mine, during the 1917 Battle of Messines.) I found the following from an on line war diary while searching for more information about him :- "No.3 Tunnelling Coy.,Canadian Engineers. Tuesday, February 13, 1917 Location: From Rivers Lys to Douvre. Entry: Due to the pressure of swelling clay at Seaforth Farm several of the castings have broken in the "I" beam sets.- At the St.Yves M.G. subway, the right drive is in for 20', and the left has been started. Both faces are good. The enemy placed several minenwerfer bombs close to the main entrance to the subway - killing one S.W.B. Pioneer and wounding another.- We do not suspect that the enemy has noticed our work here, and it is almost certain that his target is the Heavy T.M. emplacement in the vicinity. Lieut. Roodhouse was wounded in the head by a machine gun." Editor's Note - Herbert is interred in the Berks Cemetery Extension. His medal card shows that he was initially Private 78 Monmouthshire Regiment. He is then listed as Private 36257 and 39257 in the South Wales Borderers. WW1 Soldiers from Cwmbran Herbert and Ethel Woodward and their two daughters Martha and Ellen Karen Selway Add to this record.    Related Content: 6th Battalion, South Wales Borderers Can you help us to add to our records? Add a record to our website. The names and stories on this website have been submitted by their relatives and friends. If your relations are not listed please add their names so that others can read about them Did your relative live through the Great War? Do you have any photos, newspaper clippings, postcards or letters from that period? Have you researched the names on your local or war memorial? If so please let us know. Do you know the location of a Great War "Roll of Honour?" We are very keen to track down these often forgotten documents and obtain photographs and transcriptions of the names recorded so that they will be available for all to remember. Help us to build a database of information on those who served both at home and abroad so that future generations may learn of their sacrifice. Contact us. Celebrate your own Family History Celebrate by honouring members of your family who served in the Great War both in the forces and at home. We love to hear about the soldiers, but also remember the many who served in support roles, nurses, doctors, land army, muntions workers etc. Please use our Family History resources to find out more about your relatives. Then please send in a short article, with a photo if possible, so that they can be remembered on these pages. The free section of The Wartime Memories Project is run by volunteers. This website is paid for out of our own pockets, library subscriptions and from donations made by visitors. The popularity of the site means that it is far exceeding available resources and we currently have a huge backlog of submissions. If you are enjoying the site, please consider making a donation, however small to help with the costs of keeping the site running. Hosted by: The Wartime Memories Project Website is archived for preservation by the British Library Copyright MCMXCIX - MMXXIV - All Rights Reserved - We do not permit the use of any content from this website for the training of LLMs or for use in Generative AI, it also may not be scraped for the purpose of creating other websites.