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WOODS, Walter Wallace

Service Number:	2202
Enlisted:	2 March 1915
Last Rank:	Corporal
Last Unit:	59th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Beeac, Victoria, Australia, 1894
Home Town:	Beeac, Colac-Otway, Victoria
Schooling:	Beeac State School, Victoria, Australia
Occupation:	Carter
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 19 July 1916
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Beeac War Memorial, Nar Nar Goon Eureka Tent Beeac No 355 Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

World War 1 Service

2 Mar 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2202, Depot Battalion
17 Jun 1915:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2202, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Wandilla embarkation_ship_number: A62 public_note: ''
17 Jun 1915:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2202, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Wandilla, Melbourne
19 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 2202, 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2202 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Corporal awm_died_date: 1916-07-19

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal