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WOODCOCK, George
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 1348 |
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| Enlisted: | 31 March 1915, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 19th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Sydney, New South Wales, 1893 |
| Home Town: | Ryde, Ryde, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds - head, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 28 August 1915 |
| Cemetery: |
Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli.Turkey Special memorial, Row D, Grave 23 Chaplain T.J. O'Connor officiated Headstone inscription reads: Their glory shall not be blotted out Commemorated in the Field of Mars, Ryde Cemetery, NSW, Embarkation Pier Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Ryde Public School Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 31 Mar 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 1348, 19th Infantry Battalion, Enlisted at Liverpool, NSW | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 1348, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '13' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 1348, 19th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 27 Aug 1915: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 1348, 19th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, Gunshot wound to the head fracturing his skull |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of William and Annie Elizabeth Woodcock of Church Street, Ryde, NSW
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal
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