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WOODSBEY, Joseph
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1848 |
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| Enlisted: | 21 December 1914, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Rowley, Staffordshire, England, 1872 |
| Home Town: | Rockhampton, Rockhampton, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Turkey, 28 June 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Shell Green Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula Plot 1, Row E, Grave 19 Headstone inscription reads: In memory of the dear husband husband & father of Etty & Christian Woodsbey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 21 Dec 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1848, 9th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Rockhampton, QLD | |
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| 8 Apr 1915: | Involvement Private, 1848, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of England embarkation_ship_number: A15 public_note: '' | |
| 8 Apr 1915: | Embarked Private, 1848, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of England, Brisbane | |
| 11 Apr 1915: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 9th Infantry Battalion | |
| 28 Jun 1915: | Involvement Corporal, 1848, 9th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1848 awm_unit: 9th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1915-06-28 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of John Woodsbey and Ester Woodsbey nee Parkes> Husband of Edith Ellen May Woodsbey of Fredercik Street, South Bundaberg, QLD formerly of Elphinstone Street, Rockhampton, QLD. Father of Christian Ernest Woodsbye
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
Also served in India with the Worcesthire Regiment for about 7 years
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