Herbert Thomas Lewis Wooster
1883 - 1967 (84 years)
Has 26 ancestors but no descendants in our family tree.
1872 - -
Name Herbert Thomas Lewis Wooster Born 1883 Paddington, London, England 
Christened 29 Jul 1883 Paddington, London, England Address:
St PeterGender Male Census 5 Apr 1891 Paddington, London, England [1] Age: 7y Address:
6 Lydford RoadCensus 31 Mar 1901 Kensington, London, England [2] Age: 17y Address:
187 Lancaster RoadOccupation 31 Mar 1901 Kensington, London, England [2] Messenger Military Service 24 Jun 1901 Paddington, London, England [3] - Herbert signed up for military service in the Royal Berkshire Regiment at the age of 18 and after around 6 years was further retained. He spent much of the first 6 years serving in Gibralter as a Clerk where his performance was regarded as "very satisfactory". By 1909, he had reached the rank of 2nd Corporal and his character was described as "Exemplary". By 1914, he had reached the rank of Sergeant.
Herbert became a prisoner of war having been declared missing on 24 March 1918. However, he was repatriated on 28 December 1918.
Census 2 Apr 1911 Westminster, London, England [4] Age: 27y Address:
Wellington Barracks, St James ParkOccupation 2 Apr 1911 Westminster, London, England [4] Corporal, Army Service Corps Died 1967 Watford, Hertfordshire, England [5] Buried 8 Feb 1967 Alperton Cemetery, Wembley, London, England Siblings 3 siblings 1. Florence Mary Wooster
b. 1872, Shoreditch, London, England+ 2. John Samuel Wooster
b. 25 Jul 1873, Shoreditch, London, England▻ Louisa Edwards , m. 26 Dec 19013. William Edward Wooster
b. 1876, Hoxton, London, EnglandHeadstones 
Submit Headstone Photo Person ID I12417 Mitchell Families Last Modified 25 Jul 2014
Father 
John Wooster (ID:I12404)
b. 1847, West Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, England Mother Mary Isabella Pointing (ID:I12413)
b. Abt 1847, Paddington, London, England Married 29 May 1871 Bishopsgate, London, England Address:
St BotolphFamily ID F3184 Group Sheet | Family Chart
- Herbert signed up for military service in the Royal Berkshire Regiment at the age of 18 and after around 6 years was further retained. He spent much of the first 6 years serving in Gibralter as a Clerk where his performance was regarded as "very satisfactory". By 1909, he had reached the rank of 2nd Corporal and his character was described as "Exemplary". By 1914, he had reached the rank of Sergeant.
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Born - 1883 - Paddington, London, England 
Christened - Address:
St Peter - 29 Jul 1883 - Paddington, London, EnglandCensus - Age: 7y,Address:
6 Lydford Road - 5 Apr 1891 - Paddington, London, England
Census - Age: 17y,Address:
187 Lancaster Road - 31 Mar 1901 - Kensington, London, EnglandOccupation - Messenger - 31 Mar 1901 - Kensington, London, England Military Service - 24 Jun 1901 - Paddington, London, England 
Census - Age: 27y,Address:
Wellington Barracks, St James Park - 2 Apr 1911 - Westminster, London, EnglandOccupation - Corporal, Army Service Corps - 2 Apr 1911 - Westminster, London, England 
Died - 1967 - Watford, Hertfordshire, England 
Buried - 8 Feb 1967 - Alperton Cemetery, Wembley, London, England = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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Sources - [S5362] Census 1891 Paddington, London, England RG12/8/P39 (John Wooster).
- [S5363] Census 1901 Kensington, London, England RG13/25/P22 (John Wooster).
- [S9124] UK, British Officers Prisoners of Way, 1914-1918.
- [S9125] Census UK 1911 Westminster, London, England RG14/493/28-43 (Herbert Thomas Lewis Wooster), (RG14/493/28-43).
- [S8613] The Great Wooster Tree (Reliability: 3), 29 Aug 2013.
- [S5362] Census 1891 Paddington, London, England RG12/8/P39 (John Wooster).