WOODS, Charles Julian Tenison
| Service Number: | 449 |
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| Enlisted: | 19 August 1914, Morphettville, South Australia |
| Last Rank: | Private |
| Last Unit: | 10th Infantry Battalion |
| Born: | Melbourne, Victoria, 1894 |
| Home Town: | Norwood (SA), South Australia |
| Schooling: | Christian Brothers College |
| Occupation: | Driver |
| Died: | Died of wounds, France, 23 July 1916 |
| Cemetery: |
Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France I C 5 |
| Memorials: | Adelaide National War Memorial, Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Richmond West Adelaide Football Club War Veterans Honour Roll |
World War 1 Service
| 19 Aug 1914: | Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 449, Morphettville, South Australia | |
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| 20 Oct 1914: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 449, 10th Infantry Battalion, Enlistment/Embarkation WW1, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '10' embarkation_place: Adelaide embarkation_ship: HMAT Ascanius embarkation_ship_number: A11 public_note: '' | |
| 20 Oct 1914: | Embarked AIF WW1, Private, 449, 10th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ascanius, Adelaide | |
| 25 Apr 1915: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 449, 10th Infantry Battalion, ANZAC / Gallipoli | |
| 23 Jul 1916: | Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 449, 10th Infantry Battalion, Battle for Pozières |
Charles Julian Tenison Woods
Name: Charles Julian Tenison Woods
Service Number: 449
Place of Birth: Melbourne, Victoria
Date of Birth: 1894
Place of Enlistment: Morphettville
Date of Enlistment: 19 August 1914
Age at Embarkation: 22
Marital status: Single
Next of Kin: Father – J E T Woods
Occupation: Driver
Religion: Roman Catholic
Rank: Private, 10th Battalion
West Adelaide Football Club involvement: Player number 206 and played 2 games in 1908.
Biographical details: Charles was the second son of Mr. and Mrs. J.E.T. Woods of 67 Nelson Street, Stepney. He was educated at Christian Brothers’ College. Charles left Adelaide on board the A11 Ascanius for Alexandria on 2 March 1915 and served at Gallipoli until the evacuation in December, when he was sent to Alexandria. Charles went to France with the 10th Battalion on 27 March 1916. He was hospitalised with mumps on 25 April and transferred to the 12th Casualty Clearing Station for further treatment on 26 April. Charles rejoined his unit on 20 May. He was severely wounded in action in France on 23 July and died later that day. Charles was buried at Daours Communal Cemetery Extension, France.
SOURCE:NAA:B2455: Woods C J T: Barcode 1917797.
Submitted 22 October 2023 by christopher collins
WW1
The ANZAC edition of the AFL record presents a list of persons who played SAFL football and have served their country, and made the ultimate sacrifice. Among the names mentioned is Charles J.T. Woods for played SAFL club West Adelaide in the 1908 season prior to his enlistment. Rest In Peace Lest We Forget
Submitted 22 August 2023 by Maxwell HILL
Biography
"THE LATE. PRIVATE C. J. T. WOODS.
Private Charles Julian Tenison Woods, the second son of Mr. and Mrs. J. E. T. Woods, of Stepney, enlisted at the first outbreak of war, and departed for Egypt with the 1st Australian Expeditionary Force. He was in the famous 10th Battalion, and participated in the landing at Gallipoli, and many engagements on that peninsula. He escaped without a wound or sickness. After the evacuation of Gallipoli, he proceeded to France, where he was in many engagements; and on July 23 he was with a bombing party in the first attack on Pozieres, and was caught in machine gun fire, and wounded in one arm and the left breast.
'After being hurt, he crawled back to the trench,' wrote one of this comrades, and then walked to the dressing station. He would not allow the stretcher bearers to carry him, saying, 'There are worse cases out there. I can walk, but some of those poor fellows can't. Go and carry them.' That was an hour after he was hit. He had bandaged his wounds himself, but was suffering from loss of blood. He arrived at the dressing station weak from hemorrhage, and died the same night. He was very popular in the battalion. He was very game, and whenever he was going out on a scouting or bombing expedition there were always plenty of volunteers to go with him." - from the Adelaide Chronicle 03 Feb 1917 (nla.gov.au)
Biography contributed by Faithe Jones
Son of Julian Edmund Tenison Woods and Alice Maude Woods, of 67, Nelson St., Stepney, South Australia. Native of Melbourne.
A GOOD SON A GOOD SOLDIER
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