William enlisted with the Prince of Wales’ Own (West Yorkshire Regiment).. He served in the 12th battalion in France from 1915 and died on 17th December 1918 after the end of the War. He is buried in Berlin South Western Cemetery. He had married, and was registered as living with his wife, also a Lucy Ann at 9 Pepper Street Hunslet in Leeds (7).
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hi there,
William was my grans brother. We have just found out that it is possible that he was a prisoner of war. Keep you posted and let you know if i find anything else out. Lovely site by the way. Well done.
Hi Allison, I am also called Alison. My maiden name was Wood. My father was John William Wood, and his father was Harris Wood. The William on this site was the son of John who was Harris's brother. Hope you can follow this. This makes my dad and William cousins. I am not sure what relation this makes me to you! Hope you get to read this. It would be interesting to swap information. You can contact me on ali-cat-2@hotmail.com thankyou
William died after being rescued a prisoner of war. He ended up dying of the Spanish flu in Belgium.
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