Basic Details
Surname
Hadwen
Forenames
N W
Gender
Male
Information stated on memorial
Alternative forename
Noel Waugh
War
First World War (1914-1918)
Served or died
Died
Notes
Hornshaw and Fowler provide all the extra details. Parents were F W and Emma who lived nearby but he was more a Londoner, having been educated at Harrow where he was Captain of Cricket. He then became and Architect before enlisting in September 1914. He survived being gassed at Hill 60 before being killed on the Somme. He is commemorated on the Thiepval Memorial.
Primary Service
As stated on memorial
Service (Primary - Stated)
Army
Unit (Primary - Stated)
West Riding (Duke of Wellington`s) Regiment
Sub-unit (Primary - Stated)
2nd Battalion
Rank / Title (Primary - Stated)
Acting Captain
Our References
Service (Primary - Our reference)
British Army
Unit (Primary - Our reference)
The Duke of Wellington's (West Riding Regiment)
Rank / Title (Primary - Our reference)
Acting Captain
Death and Burial details
Country of death
France
Town of death
Somme
Year of death
1916
Month of death
July
Day of death
1
Age at death
30
Manner of death reference
Killed in Action