John Edward WOODFORD

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Service Number:	565
Enlisted:	25 October 1915, Enlisted at Townesville Queensland
Last Rank:	Lieutenant
Last Unit:	41st Infantry Battalion
Born:	Grangetown, Yorkeshire, England, 1888
Home Town:	Charters Towers, Charters Towers, Queensland
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Linotypist
Died:	Killed In Action, France, 12 August 1918
Cemetery:	Heath Cemetery, Picardie Plot 11, Row H, Grave 14
Memorials:	Brisbane 41st Battalion Roll of Honour, Queenton State School Roll of Honour

25 Oct 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 565, Enlisted at Townesville Queensland
18 May 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 565, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: ''
18 May 1916:	Embarked Sergeant, 565, 41st Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Sydney
12 Aug 1918:	Involvement Lieutenant, 41st Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: awm_unit: 41st Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Lieutenant awm_died_date: 1918-08-12

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Did 6 years apprenticeship with Northern Miner Printing at Charters Towers

24 November 1916 - Proceeded overseas to France from Southampton

1 November 1917 - Promted to 1 Lieutenant

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

24 February 1922 - Letter from his mother to Base Records saying she had not heard from her husband for many years

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