4301
WOOLLARD, John
| Service Numbers: | 3927, S66979 |
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| Enlisted: | 8 April 1942 |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) |
| Born: | Brighton, South Australia, Australia, 18 May 1880 |
| Home Town: | Cheltenham, Port Adelaide Enfield, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Wood Worker |
| Died: | Heart attack, Repatriation General Hospital, Daw Park, 18 July 1965, aged 85 years |
| Cemetery: | Not yet discovered |
| Memorials: | Brighton Arch of Remembrance, Brighton WW1 Roll of Honour |
World War 1 Service
| 30 Oct 1917: | Embarked Private, 3927, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Aeneas, Melbourne | |
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| 30 Oct 1917: | Involvement Private, 3927, 6th Pioneer Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Melbourne embarkation_ship: HMAT Aeneas embarkation_ship_number: A60 public_note: '' | |
| 11 Nov 1918: | Involvement Private, 3927 |
World War 2 Service
| 8 Apr 1942: | Involvement Private, S66979, 1st (SA) Battalion Volunteer Defence Corps (VDC) | |
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| 8 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Australian Military Forces (Army WW2), Private, S66979 | |
| 8 Apr 1942: | Enlisted Adelaide, SA | |
| 12 Nov 1945: | Discharged |
John Woollard
Name: John Woollard
Service Number: 3927
Place of Birth: Brighton, South Australia
Date of Birth: 18 May 1880
Place of Enlistment: Adelaide
Date of Enlistment: 5 June 1917
Age at Embarkation: 34 years 11 months
Marital status: Married
Next of Kin: Wife – Olive Maud Woollard
Occupation: Wood moulding machinist
Religion: Church of England
Rank: Private, 10/5th Pioneers
West Adelaide Football Club involvement: Player number 63, Jack played 31 games between 1898 and 1900, plus 7 State games.
Biographical details: Upon completion of basic training, Jack embarked HMAS Aeneas in Melbourne on 30 October, bound for Devonport, England. He was admitted to hospital at sea and treated for hernia. Further training was undertaken by Jack at Sutton Veny with the B 213 Training Battalion on 27 December 1917 and at Weymouth Command Depot on 27 May 1918. He returned to Australia on 7 June 1918 where he was discharged due to recurrent hernia on 25 November 1918.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins
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