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WOOLLARD, John

Service Number:	2678
Enlisted:	8 September 1916, Taree, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	34th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Taree, New South Wales, 11 July 1890
Home Town:	Taree, Greater Taree, New South Wales
Schooling:	Cedar Party Public School
Occupation:	Journalist (The Taree Northern Champion)
Died:	Killed in Action, Belgium, 12 October 1917, aged 27 years
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God"
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Killabakh War Memorial, Menin Gate Memorial (Commonwealth Memorial to the Missing of the Ypres Salient)

World War 1 Service

8 Sep 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2678, 34th Infantry Battalion, Taree, New South Wales
17 Nov 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2678, 34th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: SS Napier embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: ''
17 Nov 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 2678, 34th Infantry Battalion, SS Napier, Sydney
12 Oct 1917:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2678, 34th Infantry Battalion, 1st Passchendaele

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Biography

.Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal