Woods, George Richard Robert

Gosford District Casualties of World War One Bragg,Richard Edmund Allen Woods, George Robert

Service Service Number Number 1494 6613 Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Killed in Action 1st May 1918 Gallipoli Peninsula France

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

Woods, George Richard Robert

SERVICE NO

6613

UNIT

13th Battalion

RANK

Private

AGE at Enlistment

18 yrs 5 mths

PLACE OF BIRTH

Sackville, NSW

ADDRESS

Sackville Reach, Hawkesbury River

OCCUPATION

Farmer

DATE OF ENLISTMENT

24 Jun 1916

PLACE OF ENLISTMENT PREVIOUS SERVICE

Royal Australian Showground Sydney

NEXT OF KIN

Father;- John Robert Woods, Sackville Reach, Hawkesbury River/State Penitentiary Mother;- Lillian Jane Woods, c/ Mrs F Lobb “Truro” Tulip St., Chatswood/ George St., Windsor/Church St., Windsor. Brother;- Isaac James Woods, Sackville Reach, Hawkesbury River/(died 13 May 1919 @ Clarendon nr Windsor, buried 15th @ Sackville Reach)/

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION RELIGION

Height-5’6½”. Weight-147lbs. Chest-33-35¼”. Complexion-Fresh. Eyes-Blue-Grey. Hair-D Brown. Scar on back of R/Calf C/E

EMBARKED

7 Oct 1916 Sydney per “Ceramic”

DISEMBARKED

21 Nov 1916 Plymouth

NOTES WOUNDED/ILLNESS

10 Feb 1917- Pleurisy- Hospital Sutton Veny/ 5 Aug 1917- GSW R/Elbow/

DIED

1 May 1918-France

BURIED

Re-buried Crucifix Corner Cemetery Plot 7 Row D Gve 13. 1 mile SSW of Villers Bretonneux. British War Medal-49920, Victory Medal-49393. Memorial Plaque & Scroll344778

MEDALS DEPENDANTS PERSONAL EFFECTS

2 wallets, cards, photos, letters, piece of ribbon, YMCA deposit card, disc./

WILL

Beneficiary;- Brother;- Isaac James Woods

CORRESPONDENCE

W Walker & Son. Solicitors George St. Windsor/ Mother;- Lilly Woods/ Father;- John R Woods-consent to enlist./

Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 1918134

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