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WOOLCOCK, Richard Edwin
Personal Details
| Service Number: | 31935 |
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| Enlisted: | 9 October 1916, Emerald, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 12 July 1888 |
| Home Town: | Springsure, Central Highlands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Springsure State School |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Surfers Paradise, Queensland, Australia, 11 December 1971, aged 83 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Allambe Memorial Park, Gold Coast |
| Memorials: | Springsure Shire of Bauhinia Roll of Honour, Springsure State School Memorial Fountain |
Service History
World War 1 Service
| 9 Oct 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 31935, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Emerald, Qld. | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 31935, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '3' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: RMS Osterley embarkation_ship_number: '' public_note: '' | |
| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked Gunner, 31935, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Sydney |
Personal Stories
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Richard WOOLCOCK and Annie WOOLCOCK nee VARY, Old Marmadilla Lease, Springsure, Qld.
Military Medal
'During an enemy attack at Railway Arch, DERNANCOURT South West of ALBERT on 5th April, 1918, when acting as No. 1 on a Mortar, he continued to keep his Mortar in action throughout the engagement until the line was ordered to withdraw, when he destroyed it to prevent capture by the enemy. he also waited to assist a wounded comrade to a place of safety whilst under heavy enemy Machine gun fire, afterwards rejoining the line as an infantry man.'
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