Regimental number | 4612 |
Place of birth | Islington New South Wales |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Carpenter |
Address | Dent Street, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Marital status | Single |
Age at embarkation | 25 |
Next of kin | Father, W Woolston, Dent Street, Merewether, Newcastle, New South Wales |
Enlistment date | |
Rank on enlistment | Private |
Unit name | 2nd Battalion, 14th Reinforcement |
AWM Embarkation Roll number | 23/19/3 |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board RMS Osterley on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | 1st Machine Gun Battalion |
Fate | Died of wounds |
Age at death from cemetery records | 27 |
Place of burial | Pozieres British Cemetery (Plot II, Row J, Grave No. 33), Ovillers-La-Boiselle, France |
Panel number, Roll of Honour, Australian War Memorial | 179 |
Miscellaneous information from cemetery records | Parents: William Alfred and Betty WOOLSTON |
Family/military connections | Brother: 567 Pte Walter John WOOLSTON, 30th Bn, died of cerebral tumor, 17 May 1916. |
Other details |
War service: Western Front Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal |