William George Edward WOOLLEY DCM

WOOLLEY, William George Edward

Service Number: 2418
Enlisted: 16 September 1916
Last Rank: Sergeant
Last Unit: 40th Infantry Battalion
Born: Macquarie Plains, Tasmania, Australia, 1888
Home Town: New Norfolk, Derwent Valley, Tasmania
Schooling: Not yet discovered
Occupation: Labourer
Died: Killed in Action, Belgium, 21 February 1918
Cemetery: Berks Cemetery Extension
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Memorials: Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Bushy Park I.O.O.F. Loyal Glenora Lodge No 25 Pictorial HR, Bushy Park I.O.O.F. Loyal Glenora Lodge No 25 Roll of Honour
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World War 1 Service

16 Sep 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 2418, 40th Infantry Battalion
21 Oct 1916: Involvement Private, 2418, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '18' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Port Melbourne embarkation_ship_number: A16 public_note: ''
21 Oct 1916: Embarked Private, 2418, 40th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Port Melbourne, Melbourne
21 Feb 1918: Involvement Sergeant, 2418, 40th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2418 awm_unit: 40th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Sergeant awm_died_date: 1918-02-21

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Biography contributed by Faithe Jones

Son of William and Sarah WOOLLEY

Husband of Julia E WOOLLEY

Distinguished Conduct Medal

'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty. During the advance his platoon was held up by the enemy in a strong position. Seizing a Lewis gun of which the crew were all casualties, he fired it till the enemy opposition was overcome and the advance able to continue. He then organized a Lewis gun team, and covered the rest of the company while they dug in.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 110
Date: 25 July 1918

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