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WOOLFORD, Oliver James
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 10383 |
|---|---|
| Enlisted: | 6 May 1916, Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria |
| Last Rank: | Corporal |
| Last Unit: | 10th Field Company Engineers |
| Born: | Queenscliff, Victoria, Australia, June 1888 |
| Home Town: | Queenscliff, Victoria |
| Schooling: | Queenscliff State School no. 2373, Victoria, Australia |
| Occupation: | Bricklayer |
| Died: | Killed in Action, Messines, Belgium, 8 June 1917 |
| Cemetery: |
Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Belgium Row A, Grave 18 Rev. A.A. Mills officiated, Bethleem Farm West Cemetery, Flanders, Belgium |
| Memorials: | Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Queenscliff Fire Brigade Honor Roll, Queenscliff St. George's Anglican Church Roll of Honour |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 6 May 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10383, Enlisted in Melbourne, Victoria | |
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| 20 Jun 1916: | Involvement Sapper, 10383, 10th Field Company Engineers, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Runic embarkation_ship_number: A54 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Jun 1916: | Embarked Sapper, 10383, 10th Field Company Engineers, HMAT Runic, Melbourne | |
| 10 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Lance Corporal, 10th Field Company Engineers, Belgium | |
| 17 May 1917: | Promoted AIF WW1, Corporal, 10th Field Company Engineers, Belgium | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement 10383, 11th Field Company Engineers, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 10383 awm_unit: 10 Field Company awm_rank: Second Corporal awm_died_date: 1917-06-08 | |
| 8 Jun 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Corporal, 10383, 10th Field Company Engineers, Battle of Messines |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Carol Foster
Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
Biography contributed by Robert Wight
Cpl Oliver Woolford is also remembered at:
Queenscliff Memorial Garden;
Queenscliff RSL Honor Roll;
Queenscliff Fire Brigade Honor Roll; and
St Georges C of E Memorial Plaque, Queenscliff.
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