Difference between revisions of "Thomas Woodard"
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An early enlistment, Thomas, as a result of his prior experience was posted to instructional staff at Blackboy Hill and Claremont camps, as well as serving on Rottnest as a guard. At some point in his service he also went to Sydney, before returning to Blackboy Hill where he fell ill, and died on 4 Mar 1917. | An early enlistment, Thomas, as a result of his prior experience was posted to instructional staff at Blackboy Hill and Claremont camps, as well as serving on Rottnest as a guard. At some point in his service he also went to Sydney, before returning to Blackboy Hill where he fell ill, and died on 4 Mar 1917. | ||
− | "Thomas Woodward was 15 years in the British Army, and held the rank of Sergeant when he volunteered for the Expeditionary Force. He was retained as instructor in the West, and is at present Staff Sergeant-Major.<ref>The Drill of the Foot-Hills | + | "Thomas Woodward was 15 years in the British Army, and held the rank of Sergeant when he volunteered for the Expeditionary Force. He was retained as instructor in the West, and is at present Staff Sergeant-Major.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://purl.slwa.wa.gov.au/slwa_b1756512_394.pdf |title=The Drill of the Foot-Hills |issue=1917 |location=Western Australia |date=Mar 1917 |accessdate=16 May 2017 |page=6 |via=State Library of Western Australia}}</ref> |
==Notes== | ==Notes== | ||
Buried Fremantle Cemetery | Buried Fremantle Cemetery | ||
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Revision as of 13:36, 12 October 2017
Pre War
Married Nellie Whiting on 5 Sep 1909. Daughters Lesley May and Rose Bessie.
War Service
An early enlistment, Thomas, as a result of his prior experience was posted to instructional staff at Blackboy Hill and Claremont camps, as well as serving on Rottnest as a guard. At some point in his service he also went to Sydney, before returning to Blackboy Hill where he fell ill, and died on 4 Mar 1917.
"Thomas Woodward was 15 years in the British Army, and held the rank of Sergeant when he volunteered for the Expeditionary Force. He was retained as instructor in the West, and is at present Staff Sergeant-Major.[1]
Notes
Buried Fremantle Cemetery
References
- ↑ "The Drill of the Foot-Hills" (PDF) (1917). Western Australia. Mar 1917. p. 6. Retrieved 16 May 2017 – via State Library of Western Australia.