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HOME Museum & Collections Sales Donations Events Contact Us REGIMENTAL HISTORY 17th Century 18th Century 19th Century 20th Century First World War Second World War Actions & Movements Battle Honours FAMILY HISTORY Resources Further Reading PHOTO GALLERY ENQUIRIES FURTHER READING LINKS © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images.		Soldiers of the Regiment Lieutenant William Ernest Streatfield Woodgate Born 1877. Eldest son of E Woodgate Esq. of Rochester. Commissioned as 2nd Lieutenant 8th September 1897. Lieutenant 1899. 2nd Battalion, King's Own Royal Lancaster Regiment. Served in South African Campaign with the Mounted Infantry. Was mortally wounded whilst in charge of a picquet at Vryheid, which was attacked by the Boers at 2-15 am. on 11th December 1900. Being unarmed, he picked up a hammer and rushed at the Boers, who shot him at close quarters. Died 12th December 1900. Lieutenant William Ernest Streatfield Woodgate Accession Number: KO2235/06 © Images are copyright, Trustees of the King's Own Royal Regiment Museum. You must seek permission prior to publication of any of our images. Only a proportion of our collections are on display at anyone time. Certain items are on loan for display in other institutions. An appointment is required to consult any of our collections which are held in store.