Woodbury, William John

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg, Edmund Woodbury, William Allen John

Service Service Number Number 1494 1125 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 19th October 1915 GallipoliPeninsular Peninsula Gallipoli

Gosford City Council gratefully acknowledges the voluntary efforts of Benalyn Campbell And Vivienne Tranter in compiling this resource

The information in this file has been extracted from official records held in the The Australian War Memorial and National Archives of Australia (ÂŠ Commonwealth of Australia [National Archives of Australia] 2013) Further information on this soldier may be found online at: Commonwealth War Graves The AIF project Content advisory: This file may potentially contain disturbing accounts of service-related injury and death, disease and family grief. Adult supervision is recommended for children using these resources. Individual files should be viewed within the context provided by wider research on service conditions in the 1 st AIF. This resource is presented by Gosford City Council for research purposes only. Please note that copyright for resources contained within remains with the original copyright owners.

NAME

Woodbury, William John

SERVICE NO

1125

UNIT

7th Light Horse/8th Reinfs

RANK

Trooper

AGE at Enlistment

18 yrs 3 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Wyong

ADDRESS OCCUPATION DATE OF ENLISTMENT

8 Mar 1915

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT

Liverpool, NSW

PREVIOUS SERVICE NEXT OF KIN

Mother;- Susannah Woodbury 42 Kingston St. Camperdown/ 25 Dalley St., Lidcombe

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION

Height-5’4½”. Weight-126lbs. Chest-30-33”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Brown.

RELIGION

C/E

EMBARKED DISEMBARKED NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS DIED

19 Oct 1915- Gallipoli Peninsular

BURIED

20 Oct 1915-Shell Green Cem., Plot 1, Row H, Gve 3, Sth of Anzac Cove. By Father Fahey

MEDALS

1914-15 Star-18434, British War Medal-14169, Victory Medal-14112. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-319578.

DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

Belt, metal ring, 6 coins, note book, letter/

WILL CORRESPONDENCE

Mother/

Gosford Times 9th July 1915 Latest news from out two sick boys in Sydney hospitals, Messrs Will Woodbury and Roy Pemberton, is, although they are not out of danger, they are so pitiably weak as to be making very slow work of convalescence.

Gosford Times 16th July 1915 Woodbury, who is in a Sydney hospital, took a very bad turn again last week, but we hope he soon recovers himself again.

Sydney Morning Herald 19th October 1916 pg. 8 ROLL OF HONOR WOODBURY – Killed in action at Gallipoli, October 19, 1915, Pte W.J. Woodbury, 7th Light Horse, aged 18 years 2 months, youngest and only single child of Mrs S. Woodbury. He marched away so bravely, His young head proudly held; His footsteps never faltered, His courage never failed. His King and country called him, The call was not in vain; On Australia’s roll of honour You will find our Willie’s name. Inserted by his sorrowing mother, Mrs S. Woodbury, 42 Kingston Road, Camperdown. WOODBURY – Pte. W.J. Woodbury, 7th L.H. killed in action at Gallipoli October 19. 1915, aged 18 years. Sadly a brother and sister are thnking Of their soldier brother so brave; Far away from the land of wattle, In a hero’s grave he lies. Inserted by his loving brother and sister, Ada and Arthur. WOODBURY – In sad but loving memory of my beloved brother, William John Woodbury, 7th Light Horse, who was killed in action on October 19, 1915, at Gallipoli. Sadly missed by a sister who knew his worth. Inserted by his sorrowing sister, Ada Walters, 31 Wells Street, Annandale

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8860126

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