Woods, George Richard Robert

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Service Number 6613. Killed in Action 1st May 1918. France.

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Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494

Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula

Gosford District Casualties of World War One

Woods, George Richard Robert Service Number 6613

Killed in Action 1st May 1918 France

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And Vivienne Tranter

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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 ENLIST-MENT

Royal Australian Showground Sydney

PREVIOUS SERVICE

NEXT OF KIN Father;- John Robert Woods, Sackville Reach, Hawkesbury River/State Peni-tentiary

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 15

th @ Sackville Reach)/

PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION

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

RELIGION 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.

MEDALS British War Medal-49920, Victory Medal-49393. Memorial Plaque & Scroll-344778

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./

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