Francis Stringer WOODCOCK

WOODCOCK, Francis Stringer

Service Number: 1262
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
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World War 1 Service

8 Jul 1915: Enlisted AIF WW1, Signaller, 1262, Enlisted at Melbourne
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

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Arrived in Australia aged 17 years