Regimental number | 989 |
Place of birth | Manchester, England |
Religion | Wesleyan |
Occupation | Labourer |
Address | Forbes, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 34 |
Next of kin | Mother, Mrs Annie Woodruff, Manchester, Lancashire, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 3rd Battalion E Company |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/20/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A14 Euripides on |
No details of embarkation for HQ and A-H Companies entered on Embarkation Roll. | |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Battalion |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Egypt.!Commenced return to Australia, 5 February 1915; discharged (medically unfit: delusional insanity), 2 May 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Miscellaneous details | See 6139 Herbert WOODRUFF for second period of service. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 56 |
Place of burial | Rookwood Necropolis, Sydney, New South Wales |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WOODRUFF Herbert |