WOODHAM, Charles William
| Service Number: | 4342 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 July 1915 |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 5th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Inglewood, Victoria, Australia, 1895 |
| Home Town: | Mildura, Mildura Shire, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Telephonist / Civil Servant |
| Died: | Geelong, Victoria, Australia, 19 August 1979, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Geelong Eastern Cemetery, Victoria Geelong Eastern Cemetery Lawn E Grave 1139 |
| Memorials: | Mildura Presbyterian Church Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4342, 5th Infantry Battalion | |
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| 29 Dec 1915: | Involvement Private, 4342, 5th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Demosthenes embarkation_ship_number: A64 public_note: '' | |
| 29 Dec 1915: | Embarked Private, 4342, 5th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Demosthenes, Melbourne | |
| 4 May 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 4342, 5th Infantry Battalion |
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Birth registration details
Name:Chas Wm Woodham
Birth Date: Abt 1895
Birth Place: Inglewood, Victoria
Registration Year: 1895
Registration Place: Victoria, Australia
Father: Wm Joseph Woodham
Mother: Elizth Janet Anderson
Registration Number: 4425
Biography contributed by Larna Malone
Charles William Woodham was born in 1895 in Inglewood, Vic, the son of William Joseph Woodham and Elizabeth (Bessie) Janet Anderson. Later, the family moved to Dunolly, Vic., and then to Mildura. William Joseph Woodham worked as a Saddler, and was a well known public figure as Councillor in Inglewood, Mayor of Dunolly, and then member of the Mildura City Council.
In July, 1915, Charles William Woodham was employed as a Telephonist in Malvern. He applied for Leave from his employer, the Post Master General's Department, in order to enlist in the AIF, and Leave was granted. His Application to Enlist carries the signatures of both parents, signifying their consent to his enlistment.
After a period of initial training he was appointed to 13/5th Bn and embarked for overseas on 29th December as A/Sergeant. In Egypt he was TOS 5th Battalion and reverted to the rank of Private. He embarked for France with the battalion, arriving in Marseilles on 30th March, 1916. While serving in France he was promoted to L/Cpl and then to Cpl.
He was Wounded in Action on 9th December, 1916, sustaining a GSW to his left foot. He was admitted to hospital in France and was then transferred to England and admitted to the Royal Victorian Hospital, Netley, London, on 16th December, 1916. After months in hospital when his condition gradually improved from 'seriously ill' to 'improved' and then to 'progressing favourably' he RTA for discharge per Hospital Transport Miltiades. He arrived in Melbourne on 2nd July, 1917, and was discharged from the AIF on 26th December, classified Medically Unfit.
In 1918 he married Isla Florence Bonthorne. He died in Geelong on 18th August, 1979, and was buried in the Geelong Eastern Cemetery. Lawn E Grave 1139