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These collections contains any material relating to Canada from 1914 to 1918 from either the home front or the battlefront. External links in collection descriptions are either to online attestation papers at Library and Archives Canada or casualty and burial information at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.

Woodgate, Walter Charles

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Private Walter (Wally) Charles Woodgate was born in Montreal, Quebec on August 17, 1924 to parents Herbert Charles and Lily Woodgate.

Woodgate attested in Montreal on December 4, 1942 with the Royal Canadian Ordnance Corps (R.C.O.C.), was transferred to the Royal Canadian Infantry Corps (R.C.I.C.), and sent overseas to Britain in September of 1943. He was attached to the Perth Regiment, and was serving with that Regiment in Italy when he was killed in action on August 31, 1944.

Content notes:
The collection consists of correspondence to his family as well as correspondence from his brother Herbert John Woodgate (referred to as both Jake or Jack) who was serving with the Royal Canadian Naval Volunteer Reserve (R.C.N.V.R.) at the time. The images of Woodgates’s Canadian Army Soldier’s Service Book are from his service record in Library and Archives Canada linked below.]

External links:
Private Walter Woodgate’s service record (Serv/Reg# D167124) can be viewed/downloaded in pdf format through Library and Archives Canada.
Burial information is available at the Commonwealth War Graves Commission.
A memorial page honouring Woodgate can be visited online at the Canadian Virtual War Memorial.

Woodruff, Nelson Zelotist

Nelson Zelotist Woodruff was born in Elmvale, Ontario, in October 1894 and enlisted in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, in July 1915 with the 68th Battalion. Woodruff served overseas with the 2nd Tramway Company until he was demobilized and returned to Canada in 1919. The collection currently consists of one letter.

Woods, James Jackson

James Jackson Woods was born in Elimville, Ontario, in June 1890. Woods enlisted with the 161st Huron Battalion in Exeter, Ontario, on April 11, 1916, and served overseas until the end of the war. The collection consists of eight letters and one photograph of Woods.

Young, John James

Sapper John James Young was born in Lingfield, Surrey, England, on March 2, 1885. His date of immigration to Canada is unknown. Prior to enlistment Young had served four months with the 88th Regiment Victoria Fusiliers.

Enlisting on March 18, 1915, in Victoria, British Columbia, Young joined the 48th Battalion (redesignated as the 3rd Canadian Pioneers in January 1916). He sailed for England in July 1915. Young was deployed to France the following March, where he served mainly with the 123rd Canadian Pioneer Battalion. He returned to Canada at the end of the war and was discharged in May 1919.

Young was married during the war while on leave to England in December 1916. The maiden name of his wartime bride, Mrs. Gladys M. Young, is unknown.

Content notes:
The collection contains two diaries kept by Young, covering the period of Jan. 1, 1917, to Sept. 25, 1918. Transcription is limited at this time to Aug. and Sept. 1918 only, a period during which the Allies began the Hundred Days Offensive that would bring the war to an end. Also included are two paybooks and a 1919 military-issued receipt listing “Articles of Personal Equipment.”

External links:
Spr. John James Young’s service record (Serv/Reg# 430710) can be viewed/downloaded in pdf format through Library and Archives Canada.