John William WOODS

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WOODS, John William

Service Number:	514
Enlisted:	12 September 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria Rank later reverted to Private
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	14th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Ascot Vale, Victoria, Australia, 1891
Home Town:	Essendon, Moonee Valley, Victoria
Schooling:	Essendon State School No 483, Moonee Ponds State School
Occupation:	Compositor
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 6 May 1915
Cemetery:	Courtney’s and Steel's Post Cemetery Special Memorial, Grave 45 Headstone inscription reads: The dearly loved only son of John & Agnes & brother of Ivy, Courtney's and Steel's Post Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Essendon State School No 483 Roll of Honor

World War 1 Service

12 Sep 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 514, 14th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria Rank later reverted to Private
22 Dec 1914:	Involvement Corporal, 514, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '11' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
22 Dec 1914:	Embarked Corporal, 514, 14th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ulysses, Melbourne
6 May 1915:	Involvement Private, 514, 14th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 514 awm_unit: 14 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1915-05-06

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Son of John and Agnes Woods of 'Huddersfield', Robinson Street, Moonee Ponds, Victoria

PRIVATE JOHN W. WOODS (killed in action) was nearly 24 years of age, and the only son of Mr and Mrs John Woods, of "Huddersfleid," Robinson street, Moonee Ponds. He was a member of the First Expeditionary Force, and went as company clerk in D Company, 14th Battalion. Later he gave the position up, and joined his comrades in the ranks. He was educated at the Moonee Ponds and Essendon State schools, and had just completed 10 years with Messrs Mason, Firth and M'Cutcheon, of Bank place, city.

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