SOUTHWOOD, William Walter Randal
| Service Number: | 3691 |
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| Enlisted: | 11 January 1917, Adelaide, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 12th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Kadina, South Australia, 23 October 1884 |
| Home Town: | Adelaide, South Australia |
| Schooling: | Not yet discovered |
| Occupation: | Carpenter |
| Died: | Died of wounds, Horton Hospital, London, England, United Kingdom, 12 October 1917, aged 32 years |
| Cemetery: |
Brookwood Military Cemetery, Pirbright, Surrey, England, United Kingdom Plot XI, Row C, Grave No. 10 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Adelaide South Australian Railways WW1 & WW2 Honour Boards, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Kadina & District WW1 Roll of Honor, Kadina War Memorial Arch |
World War 1 Service
| 11 Jan 1917: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Adelaide, South Australia | |
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| 10 Feb 1917: |
Involvement
AIF WW1, Private, 3691, 6th Pioneer Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '5' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Seang Bee embarkation_ship_number: A48 public_note: '' |
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| 10 Feb 1917: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 3691, 6th Pioneer Battalion, HMAT Seang Bee, Adelaide | |
| 12 Oct 1917: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 3691, 12th Infantry Battalion, Third Ypres, --- :awm_ww1_roll_of_honour_import: awm_service_number: 3691 awm_unit: 12th Australian Infantry Battalion awm_rank: Private awm_died_date: 1917-10-12 |
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"THE LATE PRIVATE SOUTHWOOD.
The late Private W. W. R. Southwood was the youngest son of Mr. W. Southwood, of Knightsbridge (late stationmaster at Kadina), and a brother of Mr. J. A. Southwood, M.P. He was employed in the Railway Department as carpenter prior to enlisting. He was twice rejected because of defective eyesight, but was accepted in January last, and left for England on February 9 with the 9th Reinforcements of the 9th Pioneers. He was afterwards transferred to the 12th Infantry Battalion. He was 32 years of age, and has left a widow but no family." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 03 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
"Mrs Southwood, of Wakefield Street, Adelaide, has been officially notified that her husband, Pvte. William W. R. Southwood, has died at Horton Hospital, London, of wounds received in battle in France. Pvte. Southwood was the younger son of Mr William Southwood, of Knightsbridge, who was for 33 years railway stationmaster at Kadina. Pvte. Southwood left South Australia with the 5th Pioneers, but transferred to the 12th infantry while in London, as Pioneers were not then required for the front. The last letter received from him was in July when he notified his relatives that he soon expected to leave Salisbury Plains for the front." - from the Kadina and Wallaroo Times 03 Nov 1917 (nla.gov.au)
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