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          Name 



Frederick Arthur Wooster

Birth: 16 April 1892, Southall, Middlesex, England.

Death: November 1979, Manitoba, Canada          Tree

Regiment (UK): Duke of Cambridge's Own 8th Middlesex Regiment (3 years service)

Regiment (Canada): Canadian Overseas Expeditionary Force

Service no. 6098

Enlistment Place: Sewell, Manitoba, Canada

Enlistment Date: 23rd June 1915

Medal Award: Bravery in the Field Medal: 12th June 1918

Discharged: 6th June 1919

Enlistment Documents:


Frederick was awarded the Bravery in the Field medal after his involvement in the Battle of Moeuil Wood with the Lord Strathcona's Horse. His unit were heavily outnumbered and suffered severe losses and he was one of only two survivors.


Sources:
Ancestry, Library and Archives Canada, West Middlesex Gazette, Gay-Lynn Beighton
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            

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