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WOODHOUSE, William
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4617 |
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| Enlisted: | 26 October 1915, Enlisted at Perth, WA |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1) |
| Born: | Rotherham, England, 1878 |
| Home Town: | Queens Park, Canning, Western Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Plumber |
| Died: | Died of wounds - septicaemia, Horton ( County of London) War Hospital, Epsom, England, United Kingdom, 22 March 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot X1, Row F, Grave 12 Chaplain Wray officiated Undertakers were Thos Vigers of Eccleston Street, London and the coffin was made of good polished el |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Canning Honor Roll, Cannington War Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 26 Oct 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4617, Enlisted at Perth, WA | |
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| 12 Feb 1916: | Involvement Private, 4617, 11th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Fremantle embarkation_ship: HMAT Miltiades embarkation_ship_number: A28 public_note: '' | |
| 12 Feb 1916: | Embarked Private, 4617, 11th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Miltiades, Fremantle | |
| 19 Apr 1916: | Transferred AIF WW1, Private, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Transferred from the 11th Battalion to the 51st Battalion | |
| 18 Jul 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4617, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Gunshot wound to the face(severe) mild wound to the arm | |
| 3 Sep 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4617, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), Severe gunshot wound to the left leg (thigh) and evacuated to England on 21 September 1916 on board H.S. St Patrick | |
| 22 Mar 1917: | Involvement Private, 4617, 51st Infantry Battalion (WW1), --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 4617 awm_unit: 51 Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-03-22 |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Son of Saarah Woohouse of 10 Emerald Street, Saltburn by Sea, Yorkshire, England. Father of Richard Frank Woodhouse
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal