WOODING, William
| Service Number: | 5454 |
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| Enlisted: | 1 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Macclesfield, South Australia, 30 August 1876 |
| Home Town: | Macclesfield, South Australia, Mount Barker, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Macclesfield Public School |
| Occupation: | Horse driver |
| Died: | Died of Wounds, Rouen, France, 19 November 1916, aged 40 years |
| Cemetery: |
St Sever Cemetery Extension, Rouen O. II. E. 10.ST. , St Sever Cemetery Extension, Haute-Normandie, France |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Macclesfield ANZAC Memorial Gardens, Macclesfield Football Club Pictorial Honour Roll, Macclesfield Honour Roll WW1, Macclesfield War Memorial |
World War 1 Service
| 1 Feb 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 5454, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 11 Apr 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 5454, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide | |
| 11 Apr 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5454, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1 | |
| 16 Nov 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 5454, 10th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17 |
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Subject of Premier's ANZAC SPirit Prize winning entry - video based submission yet to be posted
Married to Lillian with three children at the time of enlistment.
The Battalion diary records that they were in the line near Guedecourt in very cold wet conditions on the 9th November 1916. William Wooding was one of 5 Other Ranks wounded and 35 evacuated with exposure.
"THE LATE PRIVATE W.WOODING.
Mrs. L. Wooding, of Delhi-street, City, has been notified that her husband, Private William Wooding, died on November 16. 1916, from wounds received whilst fighting in France. Prior to enlisting he was in the employment of Messrs. R. Mitchell & Co." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 27 Jan 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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