William WOODS

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Service Numbers:	2442, 2442A
Enlisted:	Not yet discovered
Last Rank:	Company Sergeant Major
Last Unit:	3rd Infantry Battalion
Born:	Burnley, England, date not yet discovered
Home Town:	Sydney, City of Sydney, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Music Hall Artist
Died:	Killed in Action, France, 23 July 1916, age not yet discovered
Cemetery:	No known grave - "Known Unto God" Villers-Bretonneux Memorial, Villers-Bretonneux, Picardie, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Villers-Bretonneux Memorial

14 Jul 1915:	Involvement Private, 2442, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '7' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Orsova embarkation_ship_number: A67 public_note: ''
14 Jul 1915:	Embarked Private, 2442, 3rd Infantry Battalion, HMAT Orsova, Sydney
3 Dec 1915:	Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 3rd Infantry Battalion
21 Feb 1916:	Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 3rd Infantry Battalion
23 Jul 1916:	Involvement 2442A, 3rd Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières , --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 2442A awm_unit: 3 Battalion awm_rank: Company Sergeant Major awm_died_date: 1916-07-23

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