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Arthur Raff WOOLCOCK

Date of birth11 March 1882
Place of birthToowoomba Queensland
ReligionMethodist
OccupationAccountant
AddressAgnes Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation34
Next of kinWife, Mrs Evelyn Hilda Woolcock, Agnes Street, Rockhampton, Queensland
Previous military service3rd Infantry
Enlistment date10 February 1916
Rank on enlistmentLieutenant-Colonel
Unit name42nd Battalion, Headquarters
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/59/1
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A30 Borda on 5 June 1916
Rank from Nominal RollLieutenant-Colonel
Unit from Nominal Roll34th Battalion
Promotions

Lieutenant Colonel


Unit: 42nd Battalion
Promotion date: 10 February 1916

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31089 (31 December 1918); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and gazetted, 'London Gazette', second Supplement, No. 30448 (28 December 1917); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57 (18 April 1918).

FateReturned to Australia 12 June 1919
Medals

Distinguished Service Order


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 57
Date: 18 April 1918

Croix de Guerre (France)


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Other details

War service: Western Front

Medals: Distinguished Service Order, Croix de Guerre (France), British War Medal, Victory Medal

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