George Gordon WOODFORD

Regimental number1447
Place of birthInverell New South Wales
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationMiner
AddressMiddle Creek, Inverell, New South Wales
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation29
Next of kinFather, G Woodford, Middle Creek, Inverell, New South Wales
Enlistment date20 November 1914
Rank on enlistmentPrivate
Unit name4th Battalion, 2nd Reinforcement
AWM Embarkation Roll number23/21/2
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A48 Seang Bee on 11 February 1915
Rank from Nominal RollCorporal
Unit from Nominal Roll4th Battalion
FateKilled in Action 29 June 1916
Age at death from cemetery records31
Place of burial'Y' Farm Military Cemetery (Row H, Grave No. 40), Bois-Grenier, France
Panel number, Roll of Honour,
  Australian War Memorial
42
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Parents: George and Henrietta WOODFORD
Family/military connectionsBrother: 1613 Pte Edgar Lisle WOODFORD, 9th Australian Light Trench Mortar Battery, killed in action, 23 December 1916.
Other details

War service: Egypt, Gallipoli, Western Front

Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal