Difference between revisions of "Thomas Woodard"
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| Personal Information | |
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| Date of Birth | unknown |
| Place of Birth | Surrey, England |
| Death | 4 Mar 1917 |
| Place of Death | No 8 Australian General Hospital, Fremantle |
| Age at Enlistment | 35 years old |
| Description | none provided |
| Occupation | none provided |
| Religion | Church of England |
| Address | Armadale, Western Australia |
| Next of Kin | Wife Mrs Nellie Woodard |
| Military Information | |
| Reg Number | none allocated |
| Date of Enlistment | 1 Aug 1914 - 5 Mar 1917 |
| Rank | Private |
| Monument |
Armadale (Armadale panel) Armadale Congregational Church Honour Board Armadale and Districts Roll of Honour |
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.