Woodhouse, Robert Cecil


Lieutenant / Royal Horse Artillery

1893 - 1915
Biography:

Robert Cecil Woodhouse was born 29 November 1893, the son of Major Robert Woodhouse (B 1868-1872) and Cecilia Woodhouse, daughter of Graham Menzies.

He came to Winchester College from Wixenford School in September 1906 and was in H House, Bramston's. He was a House Prefect and shot for Cadet Pair at Bisley.

Robert left Winchester in March 1911 and his activities between leaving school and the outbeak of the war are not recorded. He served with the Warwickshire Battery of the Royal Horse Artillery. The 1/1st was the first Territorial artillery unit to go overseas on active service.

He was killed at Hooge on 14 August 1915 and was buried at Birr Cross Road Cemetery, although his grave was subsequently lost to shell fire and he is commemorated on the Special Memorial there (the Union Street Graveyard No.1, Special Memorial 7) http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Woodhouse&GSiman=1&GScty=405077&GRid=12505725&


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