WOODS, William Harry Rankin
| Service Number: | 71 |
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| Enlisted: | 25 August 1914, Sydney, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Trooper |
| Last Unit: | 1st Light Horse Regiment |
| Born: | Mudgee, New South Wales, Australia, 28 November 1873 |
| Home Town: | Mudgee, Mid-Western Regional, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Public School Mudgee & Fort St, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bank Clerk |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 15 May 1915, aged 41 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bank of New South Wales Roll of Honour Book, Lone Pine Memorial to the Missing |
World War 1 Service
| 25 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 71, 1st Light Horse Regiment, Sydney, NSW | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement Private, 71, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '1' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked Private, 71, 1st Light Horse Regiment, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 15 May 1915: | Involvement Trooper, 71, 1st Light Horse Regiment, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 71 awm_unit: 1st Australian Light Horse Regiment awm_rank: Trooper awm_died_date: 1915-05-15 |
Trooper William Henry Rankin Woods
From: 'Irish Regiments of World War One'
A well known image (see profile picture) of Trooper William Henry Rankin Woods 1st Australian Light Horse. Killed in action on the 15th May, 1915. Remembered on the Lone Pine Memorial, Gallipoli.
Son of Flora Ann Woods, of "Talokan," Gordon Rd., Chatswood, New South Wales, and the late William Frederic Woods. Native of Mudgee.
"William Henry Rankin Woods was born at Mudgee, New South Wales, on 28th November, 1873, the son of Mr. William Frederic Woods and Mrs. Flora Ann Woods (nee Macdonald). He was educated at Mudgee, and at the Fort Street Public School, Sydney.
He entered the Bank’s service at Head Office on 27th January, 1891. On 16th September, 1893, he was transferred to Temora; to Perth on 8th April, 1897; to Coolgardie on 1st December of that year; returned to Perth in February, 1900, and on 15th March, 1901, went to Kalgoorlie; thence to Head Office on 28th June, 1902, and entered the Chief Accountant’s Department at Head Office, on 1 st October, 1910.
William Henry Rankin Woods enlisted in August, 1914, with the 1st Light Horse Regiment and was killed in action by shrapnel at Gallipoli on 15th May, 1915.
During the time he was in the army Trooper Woods was much in demand at concerts, as he was a good singer. His genial personality and pluck made him very popular, and Colonel Meredith, writing after his death, said that he was proud of him as a man and a soldier, and if he had been spared he would soon have obtained a commission."
Information thanks to http://peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au/
Submitted 16 May 2019 by Evan Evans
Biography contributed by Sophie Sutherland
William Harry Rankin Woods was born in Mudgee, New South Wales on the 28th of November 1873. Where he worked as a bank clerk until he traveled to Sydney and enlisted on the 25th of August 1914 at the age of 32
His unit, the 1st Light Horse Regiment, Machine Gun Section embarked from sydney, New South Wales, on board Transport A16 Star of Victor on 1914. He then went on to recive three medals: 1914-15 star, British War Medals and Victory Medal and at the age of 39 he succumbed to his wounds and died on the 15th of May 1915.
Biography contributed by Elizabeth Allen
William Harry Rankin WOODS was born in Mudgee, NSW in 1873
His parents were William Frederick WOODS & Flora Ann McDONALD who married in Mudgee in 1872
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
William Henry Rankin Woods was born at Mudgee, New South Wales, on 28th November, 1873, the son of Mr. William Frederic Woods and Mrs. Flora Ann Woods (nee Macdonald). He was educated at Mudgee, and at the Fort Street Public School, Sydney.
He entered the Bank’s service at Head Office on 27th January, 1891. On 16th September, 1893, he was transferred to Temora; to Perth on 8th April, 1897; to Coolgardie on 1st December of that year; returned to Perth in February, 1900, and on 15th March, 1901, went to Kalgoorlie; thence to Head Office on 28th June, 1902, and entered the Chief Accountant’s Department at Head Office, on 1 st October, 1910.
William Henry Rankin Woods enlisted in August, 1914, with the 1st Light Horse Regiment and was killed in action by shrapnel at Gallipoli on 15th May, 1915.
During the time he was in the army Trooper Woods was much in demand at concerts, as he was a good singer. His genial personality and pluck made him very popular, and Colonel Meredith, writing after his death, said that he was proud of him as a man and a soldier, and if he had been spared he would soon have obtained a commission.
Source - Bank of NSW Roll of Honour
PRIVATE W. H. R. WOODS.
Private W. H. R. Woods, better known as Wylie Woods, is reported killed in action. He was a son of the late Captain Woods, an old resident of Mudgee, and he was educated at Newington College. Private Woods was employed for over 20 years in the Bank of New South Wales. He was well known in metropolitan musical circles. He left Sydney for Cairo with the Australian Light Horse. Four of his brothers and his brother-in-law (Dr. Aspinall) are now at the front.
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