WOODCOCK, Charles Francis
| Service Number: | Commissioned Officer |
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| Enlisted: | 25 March 1916, From Garrison Artillery |
| Last Rank: | Major |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column |
| Born: | Maryborough, Fraser Coast - Queensland, Australia, 13 March 1874 |
| Home Town: | Kingswood, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Maryborough Grammar School |
| Occupation: | Army Officer Garrison Artillery |
| Died: | Short Illness, Kingswood, South Australia, Australia, 22 November 1943, aged 69 years |
| Cemetery: |
West Terrace Cemetery (General) Road 1 Nth |
| Memorials: | Lyndoch and District Roll of Honour |
Boer War Service
| 1 Oct 1899: | Involvement Lieutenant, Commissioned Officer, 1st Battalion, Australian Commonwealth Horse |
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World War 1 Service
| 25 Mar 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Major, Commissioned Officer, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, From Garrison Artillery | |
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| 27 Jun 1916: | Embarked AIF WW1, Major, Commissioned Officer, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '22' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Barambah embarkation_ship_number: A37 public_note: '' | |
| 2 Oct 1917: | Wounded AIF WW1, Major, Commissioned Officer, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Third Ypres | |
| 6 Feb 1918: | Discharged AIF WW1, Major, Commissioned Officer, 3rd Divisional Ammunition Column, Appointment Terminated |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Major Charles Francis Woodcock, of the Royal Australian Artillery, and secretary to the Australian Red Crops Society (South Australian Division) was born at Maryborough in Queensland. Iln 1903 he came to South Austrahla as officer in command at Fort Largs. He occupied this position until 1909, when he resigned from the permanent force to exchange
his sword for a ploughshare.
He took up land near Gawler, where he was engaged in farming until the outbreak of war, whn he was recalled to military duty. During the war he was brigade major of the forces at headquarters. He went to Belgium attached to the 3rd Army Field Artillery, and was on active service until his return to South Australia in 1918.
On the retirement of Mr. J. Hayter Reed from the position of secretary to the Red Cross Society. Major Woodcock was in September, 1924, appointed to the vacancy, with permission to engage in other work. He is now devoting the whole of his time to the duties of the office.
Members of his family have also taken and are still taking an active interest in organisations for tie welfare of the community. Mrs. Woodcock was founder of the Sailors, Soldiers, and Nurses Relatives' Association, a body that has done much to help the wives and children of returned soldiers. His only daughter, Miss Frances Woodcok, is a company captain of the Mlitcham Girl Guides. One of his sons has completed his training in the Auiatrahalin Artillery, and another is just beginning his course. Beside these three there are two other children.
For many years, Major Woodcock was an enthusiastic tennis player, but his chief hobby now is gardening, to which occupation he devotes most of his leisure time.
Lieutenant- Colonel Charles Francis Woodcock, of Halsbury Avenue, Kingswood, who was secretary of the South Australian division of Red Cross for 17 years died yesterday after a short illness. He was 69.
After serving in the Royal Auestrallan Artillery he took up farming at Lyndoch. He served overseas in World War
I. and later became secretary of Red Cross. During this war he worked in the Censor's Office until his death.
He leaves a widow and five children.
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