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Richard WOOF

Regimental number5112
Place of birthPreston, Lancashire, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationFarm labourer
AddressTrafalgar, Victoria
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation18
Next of kinUncle, James Nelson Woof, Ayrshire Glen, Yarranon, Victoria
Enlistment date1 February 1916
Date of enlistment from Nominal Roll29 January 1916
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name22nd Battalion, 13th Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/39/4
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Melbourne, Victoria, on board HMAT A33 Ayrshire on 3 July 1916
Rank from Nominal RollPrivate
Unit from Nominal Roll22nd Battalion
FateKilled in Action 6 July 1918
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialVillers-Bretonneux Military Cemetery (Plot IX, Row D, Grave No. 10), Fouilloy, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
98
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: John and Mary WOOF
Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

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