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WOODWARD, Oliver Holmes

Service Number:	Officer
Enlisted:	1 December 1915, Sydney, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Captain
Last Unit:	1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company)
Born:	Tenterfield, New South Wales, Australia, 8 October 1885
Home Town:	Tenterfield, Tenterfield Municipality, New South Wales
Schooling:	Newington College, Sydney, New South Wales and School of Mines, Charters Towers, Queensland Australia
Occupation:	Metallurgist/Mine Manager
Died:	Natural causes, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 24 August 1966, aged 80 years
Cemetery:	Cornelian Bay Cemetery and Crematorium, Tasmania Cremated: Derwent Gardens Niche Wall Z, Number 3C.
Memorials:	Port Pirie Woodward Park, Tenterfield Lodge Tenterfield No. 55 U.GL. N.S.W. Roll of Honour

World War 1 Service

1 Dec 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, Officer, Sydney, New South Wales
20 Feb 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Mining Corps, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '6' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ulysses embarkation_ship_number: A38 public_note: ''
20 Feb 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Lieutenant, Mining Corps, HMAT Ulysses, Sydney
25 Jul 1916:	Honoured Military Cross, For conspicuous gallantry and determination on night of 10/11 June 1916, near Armentieres, after repeated attempts, under very difficult circumstances he succeeded in blowing up a ruined house 120 yards into 'no man's land' that had been repeatedly used as a sniper and machine gun post.
7 Jun 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company), Battle of Messines
31 Dec 1918:	Honoured Mention in Dispatches, "The Last Hundred Days"
15 Feb 1919:	Honoured Military Cross and bar, "The Last Hundred Days", For courage and resourcefulness on 29 September 1918 at Bony, under heavy enemy shell and machine gun fire, by patrolling and organising work on a forward road he succeeded in carrying out the important road work and thus enabled the subsequent attacks to be carried through. He set a splendid example to all his men at a time when casualties were very heavy.
2 Apr 1919:	Honoured Military Cross and bar, "The Last Hundred Days", For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty on the night of 3/4 November 1919 at Rejet-de-Beaulieu for preparation (with very short notice) and completion, under intense artillery and machine gun fire, of a heavy bridge to carry tanks. His conduct and disregard for danger are worthy of the highest praise.
2 Jul 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Captain, 1st Tunnelling Company (inc. 4th Tunnelling Company)

Non Warlike Service

1 Jan 1956:	Honoured Companion of the Order of St Michael and St George, For services to Mining and Metallurgy in the Commonwealth of Australia.

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