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WOODCOCK, Arnold
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 3968 |
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| Enlisted: | 13 July 1915, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 59th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | North Adelaide, SA, 1892 |
| Home Town: | St Kilda East, Port Phillip, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Draper |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 19 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Panel 18 , VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 13 Jul 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3968, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria, Australia | |
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| 23 Nov 1915: | Involvement Private, 3968, 7th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 23 Nov 1915: | Embarked Private, 3968, 7th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Melbourne | |
| 19 Jul 1916: | Involvement Private, 3968, 59th Infantry Battalion, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3968 awm_unit: 59th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1916-07-19 | |
| Date unknown: | Involvement 59th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix) |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
26 February 1916 - Proceeded to join 59 Battalion
26 February 1916 - Taken on strength with 59th Battalion, at Tel el Kebir
28 March 1916 - Admitted to 15th Field Ambulance (pyrexia) and transferred same day to No 2 Australian Stationary Hospital, Tel el Kebir with influenza
30 March 1916 - Discharged to unit
18 June 1916 - Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force
29 June 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles, France, .
Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal