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WOODS, Arthur

Service Number:	870
Enlisted:	17 August 1914, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	6th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Nathalia, Victoria, Australia, 1892
Home Town:	Nathalia, Strathbogie, Victoria
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Gallipoli, Gallipoli, Dardanelles, Turkey, 14 July 1915
Cemetery:	Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Plot 11, Row B, Grave 30, Shrapnel Valley Cemetery, Gallipoli Peninsula, Canakkale Province, Turkey
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Chiltern War Memorial Gates, Nathalia War Memorial

World War 1 Service

17 Aug 1914:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 870, Enlisted at Melbourne, Victoria
19 Oct 1914:	Involvement Private, 870, 6th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '8' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Hororata embarkation_ship_number: A20 public_note: ''
19 Oct 1914:	Embarked Private, 870, 6th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Hororata, Melbourne

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Biography contributed by Carol Foster

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal