Regimental number | 508 |
Place of birth | Essendon, Melbourne, Victoria |
Religion | Methodist |
Occupation | Grocer |
Address | 53 Miller Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 21 |
Height | 5' 6" |
Weight | 140 lbs |
Next of kin | Father, R Woods, 53 Miller Street, Essendon, Victoria |
Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the 29th Light Horse Regiment, Citizen Military Forces. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Melbourne, Victoria |
Rank on enlistment | Driver |
Unit name | 8th Light Horse Regiment, Machine Gun Section |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 10/13/1 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board TRANSPORT A16 Star Of Victoria on |
Regimental number from Nominal Roll | Commissioned |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 3rd Machine Gun Squadron |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Family/military connections | Brother: 64535 Pte Lawrence Albert WOODS, 10th Light Horse Regiment, returned to Australia, 10 July 1919; Cousins: 464 Pte Horace James WOODS, 7th Bn, returned to Australia, 11 March 1916; 2897 Pte Charles Amos WOODS, 58th Bn, killed in action, 10 May 1917; 2473 Pte Edward Allen WOODS, 2nd Pioneer Bn, returned to Australia, 13 April 1919. |
Other details |
War service: taken on strength, 8th Light Horse Regiment, Heliopolis, 27 July 1915. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WOODS George Clarence |