Regimental number | 2193 |
Place of birth | Newcastle New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Horse driver |
Address | Gipps Street, Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Wife, Mrs Mary Woodbine, Gipps Street, Carrington, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 30th Battalion, 3rd Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/47/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A70 Ballarat on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lance Sergeant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 8th Field Ambulance |
Recommendations (Medals and Awards) |
Mention in Despatches Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918). |
Fate | Effective abroad (still overseas) |
Medals |
Military Medal 'For conspicuous gallantry and devotion to duty in the operations of the 8th/9th August 1918 near VILLERS-BRETONNEUX. This N.C.O. is part of the Army Medical Corps Detail with the Battalion. On the 8th August the enemy were shelling Battalion Headquarters very heavily, when one shell wounded 4 Officers and 8 men, including the M.O. of the Battalion. Sergeant WOODBINE at once, together with Lance Corporal FAULKS set to work under fire and dressed the wounded, and supervised the evacuation to A.D.S. His exceptional devotion to duty on this occasion was responsible for the saving of the lives of several of the wounded, who otherwise would have bleed to death. During the whole operation, he was well forward with the Battalion, and he was responsible for the quick attention to many of the badly wounded men.'
Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 Date: |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |