WOOLCOCK, William Noel
| Service Number: | 31904 |
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| Enlisted: | 4 July 1916, Emerald, Qld. |
| Last Rank: | Gunner |
| Last Unit: | 3rd Field Artillery Brigade |
| Born: | Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, 25 December 1899 |
| Home Town: | Springsure, Central Highlands, Queensland |
| Schooling: | Springsure State School |
| Occupation: | Grazier |
| Died: | Springsure, Queensland, Australia, 18 August 1960, aged 60 years, cause of death not yet discovered |
| Cemetery: |
Springsure Cemetery |
| Memorials: | Springsure Shire of Bauhinia Roll of Honour, Springsure State School Memorial Fountain |
World War 1 Service
| 4 Jul 1916: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Gunner, 31904, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , Emerald, Qld. | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Involvement Gunner, 31904, 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, 31904, 3rd Field Artillery Brigade , RMS Osterley, Sydney |
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Add my storyBiography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Richard WOOLCOCK and Annie WOOLCOCK nee VARY, Old Marmadilla Lease, Springsure, Queensland
Husband of Marguerite Cecilia WOOLCOCK nee BURKE
Military Medal
'During an enemy attack on the Railway Arch at DERNANCOURT South West of ALBERT on 5th April 1918, he worked unceasingly to keep his Mortar supplied with ammunition throughout the attack. When the Mortar had been destroyed to prevent it falling into enemy hands and the crew as ordered to withdraw to the line in rear, he assisted his N.C.O., who was wounded, to a place of safety under heavy Machine Gun fire. Later, he carried a message through heavy shell fire to Battery Headquarters.'
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