William Stokes WOODROFFE

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WOODROFFE, William Stokes

Service Number:	3014
Enlisted:	15 February 1916, Adelaide, South Australia
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	32nd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Willochra, South Australia, 24 October 1887
Home Town:	Port Augusta, Port Augusta, South Australia
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farm labourer
Died:	Natural causes, Edwardstown, South Australia, 6 January 1970, aged 82 years
Cemetery:	Centennial Park Cemetery, South Australia
Memorials:	Alford District of Ninnes Honour Board, Port Augusta Christ Church Memorial Altar

World War 1 Service

15 Feb 1916:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 3014, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Adelaide, South Australia
11 Apr 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3014, 32nd Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: ''
11 Apr 1916:	Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3014, 32nd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Adelaide
6 Mar 1917:	Wounded The Outpost Villages - German Withdrawal to Hindenburg Line, GSW - left shoulder
24 Jun 1918:	Wounded "Peaceful Penetration - Low-Cost, High-Gain Tactics on the Western Front", 2nd occasion - GSW head
28 Aug 1918:	Wounded "The Last Hundred Days", 3rd occasion - GSW left foot
29 Sep 1918:	Wounded Breaching the Hindenburg Line - Cambrai / St Quentin Canal, 4th occasion - GSW left foot
26 Dec 1919:	Discharged AIF WW1, Private, 3014, 32nd Infantry Battalion
Date unknown:	Wounded 3014, 32nd Infantry Battalion

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Biography

No. 3014 Private William Stokes Woodroffe, born Willochra, South Australia, 24 October 1887. Enlisted 15 February 1916. Wounded in action 6 March 1917, 24 June 1918, 28 August 1918 and 29 September 1918. Returned to Australia 1919.

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