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WOODS, Charles
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 4559 |
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| Enlisted: | 7 September 1915, Brisbane, Queensland |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 25th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalby, Queensland, 23 November 1889 |
| Home Town: | Dalby, Western Downs, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Natural causes, Dalby, Queensland, 6 April 1968, aged 78 years |
| Cemetery: |
Dalby Cemetery, Qld Sect PC, Plot 4608 |
| Memorials: |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 7 Sep 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4559, Brisbane, Queensland | |
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| 31 Mar 1916: | Involvement Private, 4559, 25th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '15' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Star of Victoria embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: '' | |
| 31 Mar 1916: | Embarked Private, 4559, 25th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Star of Victoria, Sydney | |
| 14 Nov 1916: | Wounded AIF WW1, Private, 4559, 25th Infantry Battalion, 'The Winter Offensive' - Flers/Gueudecourt winter of 1916/17, GSW (right thigh) | |
| 13 Aug 1917: | Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 4559, 25th Infantry Battalion, Medically discharged due to wound |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Paul Trevor
'PRIVATE C. WOODS.
Pte. Woods enlisted in Dalby in 1915, and spent one month in Egypt, after which he was sent on to France, where he remained for a period of five months. He was in the battle of the Somme and was wounded in the left leg at Fleurs. He is a well-known lad in the Dalby district, and his parents reside at Irvingdale.' from Darling Downs Gazette 7 Jul 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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