Charles Thomas Wooldridge

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Charles Thomas Wooldridge was a British soldier whose execution for murdering his wife inspired Oscar Wilde’s long poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf British soldier
person
causeOfDeath execution by hanging
charges murder
countryOfCitizenship United Kingdom
countryOfMilitaryService United Kingdom NERFINISHED
gender male
hasInfluenced Oscar Wilde NERFINISHED
hasRepresentationIn literature
poetry
inspiredWork The Ballad of Reading Gaol NERFINISHED
languageOfWorkOrName English
mannerOfDeath execution
militaryBranch British Army
notableEvent execution at Reading Gaol
notableFact his execution is central to the narrative of "The Ballad of Reading Gaol"
notableFor being the subject of Oscar Wilde’s poem "The Ballad of Reading Gaol"
occupation soldier
placeOfDetention Reading Gaol NERFINISHED
victim his wife

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The Ballad of Reading Gaol subjectOfExecution Charles Thomas Wooldridge