Name
George Alfred Wooster
Conflict
First World War
Date of Death / Age
27/03/1918
31
Rank, Service Number & Service Details
Acting Corporal
King's Royal Rifle Corps
18th Bn.
Awards: Service Medals/Honour Awards
1914 /15 Star, British War and Victory medals
Cemetery/Memorial: Name/Reference/Country
ST. HILAIRE CEMETERY, FREVENT
Plot V, Row E, Grave 2.
France
UK & Other Memorials
Watford Borough Roll of Honour,
Christ Church Memorial, Watford
Pre War
Son of Charlotte Emma (nee FITZJOHN) WOOSTER of Edmonton, Middx, and the late William WOOSTER; husband of Eleanor Isabelle (nee PERKINS) WOOSTER of Watford.
His parents married 17 November 1873 at St Matthew’s, Marylebone, London. William died 1914 aged 61; Charlotte died 1936 aged 78; both in the Edmonton district.
George was born 1889 in Edmonton, and baptised 5 June 1889 at St Mary’s, Edmonton. He married 4 December 1909 at Christ Church, Watford; they had one child. Eleanor remarried 10 December 1921 at Christ Church, Watford, to Jack SAUNDERS; she died 27 January 1983 in Watford aged 98, and was buried 3 February in North Watford Cemetery.
On the 1891 Census, aged 2 he lived in Edmonton, with his parents and four siblings [name recorded as WORCESTER]. On the 1901 Census, aged 13 he still lived in Edmonton, with his parents and two siblings. On the 1911 Census, a warehouseman aged 24, he lived in Watford, with his wife and one child.
Wartime Service
He enlisted in Watford, and was formerly Private T4/110409 Royal Army Service Corps.
He was entitled to the Victory, British War and 1914-15 Star medals, his qualifying date being 13 August 1915, and died of wounds received in action.
Additional Information
Also recorded as WOODSTER G A in the Borough Roll of Honour.
Unfortunately, George’s Service Record appears to be one that did not survive the World War Two bombing.
There is an article about and a Death announcement for George in the West Herts and Watford Observer dated 6 April 1918.
Acknowledgments
Sue Carter (Research) and Watford Museum (ROH on line via www.ourwatfordhistory.org.uk)