WOODWARD, Percy Archibald
| Service Number: | 750 |
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| Enlisted: | 29 August 1914, Enlisted at Kensington, New South Wales |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 4th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Bedford, England, 1892 |
| Home Town: | Kensington, Randwick, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Joiner |
| Died: | Killed in Action, France, 20 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial (Australian National Memorial - France) |
World War 1 Service
| 29 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 750, Enlisted at Kensington, New South Wales | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 750, 4th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Euripides embarkation_ship_number: A14 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 750, 4th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Euripides, Sydney | |
| 20 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 750, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 750 awm_unit: 1 Light Trench Mortar Battery awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Also served in the Territorial Force, England
Mother's address was 15 Parkhurst Road, Manor Park, Essex, England when Reginald enlisted but later moved to 45 Stanley Road, Hounslow, London, England
20 June 1915 - Admitted to 3rd Field Ambulance with diarrhoea
26 June 1915 - Rejoined unit
18 October 1915 - Embarked Alexandria to rejoin unit at Gallipoli,
21 January 1916 - Rejoined 4 Battalion at Tel el Kebir
23 March 1916 - Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force
30 March 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles
19 April 1916 - Transferred to 1st Australia Light Trench Mortar Battery
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal