WOODS, William Henry
| Service Number: | 1105 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 July 1915, Chermside, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 11th Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Cloncurry, Queensland, Australia, 5 August 1882 |
| Home Town: | Cloncurry, Cloncurry, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Line Repairer and Horse Breaker |
| Died: | Skin Cancer, Diamantina (Princess Alexandra) Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 16 August 1938, aged 56 years |
| Cemetery: |
Toowong (Brisbane General) Cemetery, Queensland Portion 10 - 77 - 42 |
| Memorials: | Townsville Railway Station Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 10 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1105, 11th Light Horse Regiment, Chermside, Qld. | |
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| 5 Oct 1915: | Involvement Private, 1105, 11th Light Horse Regiment, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Brisbane embarkation_ship: HMAT Warilda embarkation_ship_number: A69 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Oct 1915: | Embarked Private, 1105, 11th Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Warilda, Brisbane |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of the late John WOODS and Catherine Elizabeth SCOTT fmly WOODS nee O'KEEFE, Cloncurry, Queensland
Husband of Oliver Gertrude WOODS nee RODD
There passed away in the Diamantina Hospital, Brisbane, recently, William Woods, a native of Cloncurry. Deceased was born here some fifty years ago, his father with the late "Scotty" Weir, building the first Post Office Hotel, his mother being of the O'Keefe family, also very old residents of Cloncurry. The deceased visited Cloncurry last year and sought medical, attention. He was advised to go to Townsville and from there went to Brisbane, and passed away as stated. He was a returned soldier having seen long service on Gallipoli and in Palestine with the Light horse.
Cloncurry Advocate (Qld. : 1931 - 1953), Saturday 15 October 1938, page 5
Admitted to Dunwich Benevolent Asylum on 20th January 1938 with Skin Cancer.
Died In Diamantina (Princess Alexandra) Hospital - 16th August 1938 - Aged 56.
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