WOODS, Alexander
| Service Number: | 6404 |
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| Enlisted: | 17 April 1916, Dubbo, NSW |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 18th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Meadow Creek, near Orange, NSW, 1884 |
| Home Town: | Orange, Orange Municipality, New South Wales |
| Schooling: | East Orange Public School |
| Occupation: | Teamster |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 10 August 1918 |
| Cemetery: |
Vignacourt British Cemetery, Picardie VI A 17 |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, East Orange Public School Memorial Avenue, East Orange Public School Roll of Honor, Orange Cenotaph, Orange Holy Trinity Anglican Church Honour Board, Orange WW1 Honour Board |
World War 1 Service
| 17 Apr 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 6404, 18th Infantry Battalion, Dubbo, NSW | |
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| 11 Nov 1916: | Involvement Private, 6404, 18th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '12' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Suevic embarkation_ship_number: A29 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1916: | Embarked Private, 6404, 18th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Suevic, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Bradley Bliss
Private Alexander Woods is listed as a native of Meadows Creek near Orange though was residing in Cudal when he enlisted for the First World War on the 17th April, 1916. Prior to joining the army, he was a labourer and teamster. Private Woods enlisted at the age of 31 and was sadly widowed, with his next of kin listed as his parents, William & Sarah Woods of Orange. He embarked from Sydney with the 18th Infantry Battalion aboard HMAT Suevic on the 11th November 1916.
Throughout his service, private Woods was admitted to hospital several times with ill health, suffering repeatedly from trench foot in early 1918. He received a gun shot wound on the 9th August, 1918 and sadly died of his wounds the following day at the 61st Casualty Clearing Station, in Vignacourt France. Just 3 months later, the war would end. Private Woods dies at the age of 33.
Private Alexander Woods’ grave can be found at Vignacourt British Cemetery in France. Vignacourt Cemetery contains 584 First World War burials, over 400 of which were for brave Australian servicemen.