1st Battalion, Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers (British Army)
Date Of Birth:
12/02/1897
Died:
01/07/1916 (Killed in Action)
Age:
19
Summary
Patrick Woods was the eldest son of Patrick and Jane Woods. Patrick Woods was born on 12th February 1897. He was one of fifteen children, twelve surviving, all born in the Caledon area. The family lived at Main Street, Caledon. His father was a publican. Private Patrick Woods was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in the 1st July 1916. The CWGC record Patrick as the son of Patrick and Jane Woods, who by then, lived at 340 Scotland Street, Glasgow.
Further Information
Patrick Woods was the eldest surviving son of Patrick and Jane Woods. Patrick Woods and Jane Davidson were married on 24th July 1891 in the district of Dungannon.
Patrick Woods was born on 12th February 1897. He was one of fifteen children, twelve surviving, all born in the Caledon area.
The 1901 census shows the family living at Main Street, Caledon, County Tyrone. Patrick was not present. His father was a spirit merchant.
Family: Patrick Woods, Jane Woods, Mary Woods (born 24th May 1892, died 14th December 1893, age 1), John Woods (born 1st May 1893, died 8th December 1893), Mary R Woods (born 30th August 1894), Annie Woods (born 28th January 1896), Patrick Woods (born 12th February 1897), Joseph Mark Woods (born 5th March 1898), Jane Theresa Woods (born 31st March 1900), James Francis Woods (born 24th March 1901), Denis Woods (born 8th May 1902, died 24th September 1902), Anthony Woods (born 21st February 1905), Dominick Woods (born 23rd January 1907), Clare Woods (born 4th March 1906), Gertrude Woods (born 4th February 1910), George Woods (born 19th January 1911), Pauline Woods (born 3rd July 1914).
The 1911 census shows the family still living at Main Street, Caledon, County Tyrone. Patrick was a 14 year old scholar. His father was a publican.
Patrick Woods enlisted in Caledon.
Private Patrick Woods was serving with the 1st Battalion of the Royal Inniskilling Fusiliers when he was killed in action on the first day of the Battle of the Somme in the 1st July 1916. Patrick was 19 years old.
From the Tyrone Courier dated 21st September 1916:
Private P Woods, Inniskillings, Caledon, is officially reported killed.
Private Patrick Woods has no known grave has no known grave and is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial to the Missing of the Somme. The Thiepval Memorial, the Memorial to the Missing of the Somme, bears the names of more than 72,000 officers and men of the United Kingdom and South African forces who died in the Somme sector before 20 March 1918 and have no known grave. Over 90% of those commemorated died between July and November 1916.
Private Patrick Woods is commemorated locally on Dungannon War Memorial.
The CWGC record Private Patrick Woods as the son of Patrick and Jane Woods who lived at 340 Scotland Street, Glasgow.
