Regimental number | 3022 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | West Ham, London, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | House decorator |
Address | c/o Mrs Hall, Osborne, John Street, Cottesloe, Western Australia |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 23 |
Next of kin | Father, Walter Woolnought, 119 Frinsburg Road, Rochester, Kent, England |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Provisional CPL |
Unit name | 28th Battalion, 7th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/45/2 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Fremantle, Western Australia, on board HMAT A7 Medic on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Lieutenant |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 28th Battalion |
Promotions |
2nd Lieutenant Unit: 28th Battalion Promotion date: Lieutenant Unit: 28th Battalion Promotion date: |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Miscellaneous details (Nominal Roll) | Name given on AWM Biographical Card as T.H. WOOLNOUGH. |
Medals |
Military Medal 'On the night 10/11th June, 1918, at MORLANCOURT, near ALBERT, this N.C.O. showed great coolness and daring throughout the attack. On finding that the party detailed for the work had become disorganised, he collected a party on his own initiative, and bombed up a sap to a distance of 60 yards, driving the enemy before him. He then made a block in the sap and held same against a strong party of the enemy who attempted to drive him out.'
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Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Wounded, 29 July 1916; 3-6 November 1916. Medals: Military Medal, British War Medal, Victory Medal |