Gosford District Casualties of World War One Woodbury, William John Service Number 1125 Killed in Action 19th October 1915 Gallipoli Peninsular
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Bragg, Edmund Allen Service Number 1494
Killed in Action 19th May 1915 Gallipoli Peninsula
Gosford District Casualties of World War One
Woodbury, William John Service Number 1125
Killed in Action 19th October 1915 Gallipoli Peninsular
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NAME Woodbury, William John
SERVICE NO 1125
UNIT 7th Light Horse/8
th Reinfs
RANK Trooper
AGE at Enlistment 18 yrs 3 mths
PLACE OF BIRTH Wyong
ADDRESS
OCCUPATION
DATE OF ENLISTMENT 8 Mar 1915
PLACE OF ENLIST-MENT
Liverpool, NSW
PREVIOUS SERVICE
NEXT OF KIN Mother;- Susannah Woodbury 42 Kingston St. Camperdown/ 25 Dalley St., Lidcombe
PHYSICAL DESCRIP-TION
Height-5’4½”. Weight-126lbs. Chest-30-33”. Complexion-Dark. Eyes-Grey. Hair-Brown.
RELIGION C/E
EMBARKED
DISEMBARKED
NOTES
WOUNDED/ILLNESS
DIED 19 Oct 1915- Gallipoli Peninsular
BURIED 20 Oct 1915-Shell Green Cem., Plot 1, Row H, Gve 3, Sth of Anzac Cove. By Father Fahey
MEDALS 1914-15 Star-18434, British War Medal-14169, Victory Medal-14112. Memo-rial Plaque & Scroll-319578.
DEPENDANTS
PERSONAL EFFECTS Belt, metal ring, 6 coins, note book, letter/
WILL
CORRESPONDENCE Mother/
Gosford Times 9
th July 1915
Latest news from out two sick boys in Sydney hospitals, Messrs Will Woodbury and Roy Pemberton, is, although they are not out of dan-ger, they are so pitiably weak as to be making very slow work of convalescence.
Gosford Times 16
th July 1915
Woodbury, who is in a Sydney hospital, took a very bad turn again last week, but we hope he soon recovers himself again.
Sydney Morning Herald 19
th October 1916 pg. 8
ROLL OF HONOR WOODBURY – Killed in action at Gallipoli, October 19, 1915, Pte W.J. Woodbury, 7
th
Light Horse, aged 18 years 2 months, young-est and only single child of Mrs S. Woodbury. He marched away so bravely, His young head proudly held; His footsteps never faltered, His courage never failed. His King and country called him, The call was not in vain; On Australia’s roll of honour You will find our Willie’s name. Inserted by his sorrowing mother, Mrs S. Woodbury, 42 Kingston Road, Camperdown. WOODBURY – Pte. W.J. Woodbury, 7
th L.H.
killed in action at Gallipoli October 19. 1915, aged 18 years. Sadly a brother and sister are thnking Of their soldier brother so brave; Far away from the land of wattle, In a hero’s grave he lies. Inserted by his loving brother and sister, Ada and Arthur. WOODBURY – In sad but loving memory of my beloved brother, William John Woodbury, 7
th Light Horse, who was killed in action on
October 19, 1915, at Gallipoli. Sadly missed by a sister who knew his worth. Inserted by his sorrowing sister, Ada Walters, 31 Wells Street, Annandale
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Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8860126
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8860126
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8860126
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8860126
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8860126
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8860126
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8860126
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8860126
Abridged record/s courtesy of the National Archives of Australia (NAA) Series No: B2455 Item Barcode: 8860126