Albert William Wooderson HARTLAND MID, DCM

HARTLAND, Albert William Wooderson

    Service Number: 459
    Enlisted: 17 January 1916
    Last Rank: Lieutenant
    Last Unit: 34th Infantry Battalion
    Born: Holmesville, Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia, August 1892
    Home Town: West Maitland, Maitland, New South Wales
    Schooling: Not yet discovered
    Occupation: Miner
    Died: Lidcombe, New South Wales, Australia, 7 December 1944, cause of death not yet discovered
    Cemetery: Not yet discovered
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    World War 1 Service

    17 Jan 1916: Enlisted AIF WW1, Corporal, 459, 35th Infantry Battalion
    1 May 1916: Embarked Corporal, 459, 35th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Benalla, Sydney
    1 May 1916: Involvement Corporal, 459, 35th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '17' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Benalla embarkation_ship_number: A24 public_note: ''
    17 Nov 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Sergeant, 35th Infantry Battalion
    15 Dec 1917: Promoted AIF WW1, Company Sergeant Major, 35th Infantry Battalion
    24 Oct 1918: Honoured Mention in Dispatches, Distinguished Service 22nd Sept 1917 to 24th Feb 1918 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 165 (24 October 1918).
    2 Jan 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 35th Infantry Battalion
    2 Jan 1919: Transferred AIF WW1, Second Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion
    2 Apr 1919: Promoted AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion
    12 Aug 1919: Discharged AIF WW1, Lieutenant, 34th Infantry Battalion
    20 May 1920: Honoured Distinguished Conduct Medal, 'For continuous good service during the period 16 September to 11 November, 1918. He has fought with his unit at Messines, Passchendaele, and Villers-Bretonneux. He was conspicuously cool under fire, and was of great service to his company commander.' Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 42 Date: 20 May 1920

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