George WOODHOUSE

WOODHOUSE, George

    Service Number: 308
    Enlisted: 17 March 1915, Melbourne, Victoria
    Last Rank: Private
    Last Unit: 24th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Heacham, Norfolk, England, 18 April 1896
    Home Town: Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Farm labourer
    Died: Died of wounds, Puchevillers, France, 8 August 1916, aged 20 years
    Cemetery: Puchevillers British Cemetery, France
    Plot II. Row E. Grave 2. , Puchevillers British Cemetery, Puchevillers, Picardie, France
    Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Mar 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 308, Melbourne, Victoria
    10 May 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 308, 24th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '14' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: ''
    10 May 1915: Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 308, 24th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Melbourne
    30 Aug 1915: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 308, 24th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli
    5 Aug 1916: Wounded Private, 308, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , Shell wound (buttock)
    8 Aug 1916: Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 308, 24th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières

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    Biography contributed by John Critchley

    George was born on the Manor Farm, Hunstanton Road, Heacham, Norfolk, England.

    Enlisted on 17 Mar 1915 at Melbourne, Victoria.

    George Woodhouse was aged 18 years, the son of Stephen Woodhouse

    George was hit by a shell at Pozières on 05 Aug 1916 and died three days later from his wounds at the 44th Casualty Clearing Station, at Puchevillers. 

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