WOODS, John Joseph
| Service Number: | 7338 |
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| Enlisted: | 27 November 1916, Place of Enlistment Townsville, Queensland. |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 9th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Dalby, Queensland, Australia , 4 April 1882 |
| Home Town: | Herberton, Atherton Tablelands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Labourer |
| Died: | Herberton Hospital, Queensland, Australia, 5 October 1923, aged 41 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Herberton General Cemetery, Qld Section RC, Row 14, Grave No 9. |
| Memorials: | Cairns Cenotaph |
World War 1 Service
| 27 Nov 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 7338, 9th Infantry Battalion, Place of Enlistment Townsville, Queensland. | |
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| 24 Jan 1917: | Involvement Private, 7338, 9th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '9' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ayrshire embarkation_ship_number: A33 public_note: '' | |
| 24 Jan 1917: | Embarked Private, 7338, 9th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ayrshire, Sydney |
John Joseph Woods.
John Joseph Woods, the son of Michael J R Woods, was part of a large family by his two wives, Bridget, who died in 1882 and his second wife Deborah who he married in 1888.
He was 30 years of age 5 feet 7 inches tall and weighed 9 stone 8lbs. He had a dark complexion, dark grey eyes and black hair. He was Roman Catholic. His next of kin was his father, Michael J R Woods of Mount Molloy.
Two of his brothers, William and Luke had already enlisted.
Private Woods embarked from Sydney on 24 January 1917 on the HMAT “Ayrshire” for England.
He first marched in to 3rd Training Battalion, Durrington, Wiltshire then spent time at the Tidworth School of Cookery, Durrington. He had a number of admissions to hospital for illness before proceeding to France to join the 15th Battalion.
He was invalided back to England sick in April 1918, returned to France in October 1918. He returned to Australia on the “Frankfurt” on 1 July 1919.
He died in Herberton on 4 October 1923 and is buried in the Herberton Cemetery. Courtesy of The Cairns District Family History Society.
Submitted 13 April 2021 by Lynette Turner
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