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WOODCOCK, Francis Stringer
Personal Details
Service Number: | 1262 |
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Enlisted: | 8 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne |
Last Rank: | Private |
Last Unit: | 29th Infantry Battalion |
Born: | Normanton, Yorkshire, England, 1896 |
Home Town: | Coburg, Moreland, Victoria |
Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
Occupation: | Watchmaker |
Died: | Killed in Action, Fleurbaix, France, 20 July 1916 |
Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Panel 1, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, City of Brunswick Honour Roll, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
8 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Signaller, 1262, Enlisted at Melbourne | |
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10 Nov 1915: | Involvement 1262, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
10 Nov 1915: | Embarked 1262, 29th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Melbourne | |
20 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 1262, 29th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 1262 awm_unit: 29th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-20 |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Arrived in Australia aged 17 years