History while in the forces
06 Feb 1917: has not yet been oversea. Was lately Instructor of Musketry. Is at South Blackdown20 Feb 1917: arrived in France
01 Mar 1917: Sent back to England on indefinite leave for the purpose of taking a Commission
20 Jun 1917: 9th Cadet Battalion, Gailes, from 7th June
01 Oct 1917: Crawshaw wrote he had met in London Woodhouse who is going in for a Commission in the Royal Flying Corps
25 Oct 1917: called here: has obtained Commission and expects to join Royal Flying Corps
20 Jan 1918: No 1 J D[?] Squadron Royal Flying Corps at Stamford, Lincolnshire
27 Jun 1918: called here, now in 69 Squadron Royal Air Force at Queensferry. Expecting to go abroad in a fortnight or so
30 Jul 1918: letter received from No 3 Fighting School, Bickham, Newby saying that he expected to leave for France on 29th
18 Aug 1918: letter from France, patrolling, no fighting yet.
- Surname
- Woodhouse
- Forename
- Donald Hogarth
- Service number
- [2947]
- Rating or rank
- [Corporal]2nd Lieutenant
- Regiment or Other Unit
- [1/5th Battalion Kings Own (Royal Lancaster) Regiment], [19th Cadet Battalion Royal Flying Corps],…
- Branch
- Blackpool
- Date of Birth
- 13 Jan 1897
- Date of birth
- 1897
- Date of Entering Bank's Service
- 14 Apr 1913
- Date of Joining HM Forces
- 07 Sep 1914
