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WOODS, Eric William Beresford

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• Service History
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Step 1: Personal Details

Service Number:	1455
Enlisted:	4 November 1914, Claremont, Tasmania
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	Australian Army Medical Corps WW1
Born:	Albury, New South Wales, Australia, 12 December 1892
Home Town:	Albury, Albury Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	The Scotch College, Melbourne and The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Medical Student later Medical Practitioner
Died:	Natural causes, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 12 August 1936, aged 43 years
Cemetery:	Melbourne General Cemetery, Carlton, Victoria
Memorials:	Albury Club Roll of Honour WW1, Albury St. Matthew's Anglican Church War Memorial

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Step 2: Service History

World War 1 Service

4 Nov 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1455, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, Claremont, Tasmania
21 Nov 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital
26 Nov 1914:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital
5 Dec 1914:	Involvement Lance Corporal, 1455, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '24' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Kyarra embarkation_ship_number: A55 public_note: ''
5 Dec 1914:	Embarked Lance Corporal, 1455, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
5 Dec 1914:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1455, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, HMAT Kyarra, Melbourne
10 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital, HT Shropshire, Alexandria for return to Australia to complete medical studies - disembarked Melbourne 1 July 1915
24 Mar 1916:	Discharged AIF WW1, Sergeant, 1455, 1st Australian Clearing Hospital
10 Apr 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Captain, Medical Officers
25 May 1916:	Involvement Captain, Medical Officers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '23' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: ''
25 May 1916:	Embarked Captain, Medical Officers, HMAT Warilda, Melbourne
1 Dec 1916:	Transferred AIF WW1, Captain, 32nd Infantry Battalion
6 Apr 1918:	Honoured Military Cross, Polygon Wood, For conspicuous gallantry, courage and devotion to duty at his aid post at Polygon Wood near Hooge from 28 September to 1 October 1917 when treating all stretcher cases in the open under heavy shell fire.
23 Sep 1919:	Embarked AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1, HT Ascanius, England for return to Australia - disembarking Melbourne 7 November 1919.
29 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, Australian Army Medical Corps WW1

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• AWM Honours and Awards - Military Cross
• NAA - Service Record
• The Scotch College - Dr EWB Woods MC Biography

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