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WOODRIFF, Geoffrey Besant
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 753 |
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| Enlisted: | 10 May 1915, Liverpool |
| Last Rank: | Lieutenant |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Penrith, New South Wales, Australia, 7 January 1894 |
| Home Town: | Penrith, Penrith Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | Lennox School, Penrith and Sydney Grammar School, New South Wales, Australia |
| Occupation: | Farmer |
| Died: | Killed In Action, France, 19 May 1918, aged 24 years |
| Cemetery: |
No known grave - "Known Unto God" |
| Memorials: | Sydney Grammar School WW1 Honour Board |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 10 May 1915: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 4th Infantry Battalion, Liverpool | |
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| 25 Jun 1915: | Embarked Private, 753, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ceramic, Sydney | |
| 25 Jun 1915: | Involvement Private, 753, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ceramic embarkation_ship_number: A40 public_note: '' | |
| 5 Nov 1916: | Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 27 Sep 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 1 Jan 1918: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion | |
| 19 May 1918: | Involvement AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 18th Infantry Battalion |
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