| Regimental number | 414 |
| Date of birth | |
| Place of birth | Richmond, New South Wales |
| School | Richmond District Rural School, New South Wales |
| Religion | Presbyterian |
| Occupation | Storekeeper |
| Address | 'Minniveh', Arden Street, Coogee, Sydney |
| Marital status | Single |
| Age at embarkation | 18 |
| Next of kin | Mother, Mrs H L Woodhill, 'Minniveh', Arden Street, Coogee, Sydney |
| Previous military service | Served for 4 years in the Compulsory Military Training scheme. |
| Enlistment date | |
| Rank on enlistment | Private |
| Unit name | 19th Battalion, A Company |
| Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT Ceramic on |
| Rank from Nominal Roll | Driver |
| Unit from Nominal Roll | 5th Machine Gun Company |
| Fate | Returned to Australia |
| Discharge date | |
| Family/military connections | Brother: 1943 Pte Bertie Meredith WOODHILL, 33rd Bn, returned to Australia, 12 May 1919. |
| Other details |
War service: served in the 7th Reinforcement, 13th Bn, 28 May-20 June 1915; 19th Bn, 21 June 1915-16 January 1916; 20th Bn, 17 January-7 March 1916; transferred to 5th Brigade Machine Gun Company, 8 March 1916; appointed Driver, 9 May 1916. Embarked from Sydney on board HMAT 'Ceramic', 25 June 1915; disembarked Egypt. Admitted to Australian and New Zealand Convalescent Hospital with sore eyes, 26 August 1915; discharged for light duties. Proceeded to join British Expeditionary Force: embarked from Alexandria, 17 March 1916; disembarked Marseilles, France, 23 March 1916. Received slight gun shot wound, right shoulder, 3 May 1917; treated at 9th Casualty Clearing Station. Transferred from Rouen on the 'St David' to Red Cross Hospital, Sherborne, Dorset, 14 May 1917; subsequently to Convalescent hospital, Perham Downs. Found guilty of being in Tidworth without leve on 15 August 1917: ordered to forfeit one day's pay. Fell ill in Liverpool while on leave, admitted to 1st Western General Hospital, Grantham, 3 December 1917; transferred to 3rd Australian Army Hospital, Dartford, 28 February 1918; discharged to No. 2 Convalescent Depot, Weymouth, 12 March 1918. Embarked for Australia on board 'Suevic', 21 April 1918, suffering pleurisy and phlebitis (left leg). Arrived in Australia, 7 June 1918; discharged, 18 July 1918. Medals: 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal |
Postal Address:
Po Box 7916
Canberra BC 2610, Australia
Street Address:
Northcott Drive,
Campbell, ACT 2600
