Martin Henry WOODS

WOODS, Martin Henry

Service Number: 1388
Enlisted: 15 January 1917, Brisbane, Qld.
Last Rank: Corporal
Last Unit: 4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company
Born: Junee, New South Wales, Australia, 6 November 1890
Home Town: South Brisbane, Brisbane, Queensland
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Railway Employee
Died: Natural causes, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 29 May 1965, aged 74 years
Cemetery: Not yet discovered
Memorials: Woody Point Honour Roll
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World War 1 Service

15 Jan 1917: Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 1388, Railway Unit (AIF), Brisbane, Qld.
11 May 1917: Involvement Corporal, 1388, Railway Unit (AIF), --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Shropshire embarkation_ship_number: A9 public_note: ''
11 May 1917: Embarked Corporal, 1388, Railway Unit (AIF), HMAT Shropshire, Melbourne
26 Dec 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Corporal, 1388, 4th Broad Gauge Railway Operating Company

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Martin's parents were Patrick Woods and Mary Turner. He married Violet Hope Harris in 1914 and enlisted in January 1917. On his return in 1919 the couple spent a short time at Redcliffe before moving to Mareeba.