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Names : Frank Harry Wolfe William Mursell Wolfe. Sons of John Wolfe and Elizabeth Ann Wolfe (née Mursell), of Ryde. William Mursell Wolfe Born : 1884, Carlisle, Cumberland (GRO - registered Mar 1884 qtr, Carlisle 10b 477). Married : 16 Oct 1909, Nellie Rodwell, at St. John's Church, Oakfield, Ryde. One daughter, Violet Nellie Kate, born 1915. Frank Harry Wolfe Born : 1888, Carlisle, Cumberland (GRO - registered Jun 1888 qtr, Carlisle 10b 504a). |
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Census information : 1891 : John and Elizabeth Wolfe, with their children, including William aged 7 and Frank aged 3, are at 31 Arthur Street, Ryde. John Wolfe is an Upholsterer. John Wolfe died in 1897 1901 : Elizabeth Wolfe, widow, with her children, including William aged 17 and Frank aged 13, is at 31 Arthur Street, Ryde. William Wolfe is a Postman. 1911 : Elizabeth Wolfe, widow, with her children, including Frank aged 23, is at 30 Arthur Street, Ryde. Frank Wolfe is a Nurseryman. 1911 : William and Nellie Wolfe are at 50 Preston Place, Ryde. William Wolfe is a Postman. |
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Service details : L/Cpl 330093 William Mursell Wolfe, 1/8th Hampshire Regiment (Isle of Wight Rifles). Cpl 330706 Frank Harry Wolfe, 1/8th Hampshire Regiment (Isle of Wight Rifles). |
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Casualty details : William Mursell Wolfe Died : 19 April 1917, aged 33. Buried : Gaza War Cemetery, Israel (formerly Palestine). CWGC record ... Frank Harry Wolfe Died : 19 April 1917, aged 29. Commemorated at : Jerusalem Memorial, Israel (formerly Palestine). CWGC record ... | |
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Commemorated on these Memorials :
Carisbrooke Castle County War Memorial Panel 14 (F H Wolfe only) Carisbrooke Castle Isle of Wight Rifles Memorial Panel 03 Newport Drill Hall Isle of Wight Rifles War Memorial Ryde Borough War Memorial Ryde All Saints Church War Memorial Ryde St John's Church War Memorial (W M Wolfe only) Ryde Post Office War Memorial (W M Wolfe only) |
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Documents and newspaper cuttings :
Isle of Wight Times 3 May 1917
ISLE OF WIGHT COUNTY PRESS
5 May 1917 KILLED IN ACTION ETC. WOLFE - April 19, died of wounds received on the Palestine front, Lance-Corpl. W.M. Wolfe, Hampshire Regiment, dearly-beloved husband of Nellie Wolfe, Brooklyn, St. John's-wood-road, Ryde, aged 33. "Greater love hath no man than this." He laid down his life for his friends.
ISLE OF WIGHT TIMES
Thursday, August 1, 1918 Page 3 LOCAL WAR NEWS Mrs. E. Wolfe, Fern Glen, Arthur Street, has received official news that her son Corpl. F. Wolfe, reported missing since the battle of Gaza, April 19th, 1917, is now reported killed on that date. Corpl. Frank Wolfe joined the I.W. Rifles on January 1915, and left England three years ago this month, for the Dardenelles and was, with the Regiment all through the fighting at Gallipoli, going from there to Egypt and Palestine. His brother Lance-Corpl. W. Wolfe, formerly a Ryde postman, died of wounds received in the same battle. Much sympathy is felt with the bereaved family. | |
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Further Information :
William Wolfe was appointed as a Postman in Ryde in Dec 1902 (from British Postal Service Appointment Books, Ancestry.co.uk) | |
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Page last updated : 2 January 2019 (added newspaper article for Frank Wolfe (thanks to Janet Griffin for transcription)) |
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