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William Maitland WOODS

Date of birth4 January 1864
Place of birthLondon, England
ReligionChurch of England
OccupationClerk in holy orders
AddressSydney, New South Wales
Marital statusMarried
Age at embarkation51
Next of kinWife, Mrs I A M Woods, Government Hospital, Suva, Fiji
Enlistment date9 August 1915
Rank on enlistmentChaplain (4th Class)
Unit nameChaplains' Corps
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board HMAT A54 Runic on 9 August 1915
Rank from Nominal RollChaplain
Unit from Nominal RollHeadquarters Desert Mounted Corps
Promotions

Honorary Chaplain (2nd Class)


Promotion date: 9 August 1915

Chaplain (3rd Class)


Promotion date: 9 August 1917

Recommendations (Medals and Awards)

Mention in Despatches


Awarded, and promulgated, 'London Gazette' No. 31138 (22 January 1919); 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61 (23 May 1919).

FateReturned to Australia 18 February 1919
Medals

OBE


Source: 'Commonwealth Gazette' No. 61
Date: 23 May 1919

Discharge date16 June 1919
Other detailsMedals: Order of the British Empire, 1914-15 Star, British War Medal, Victory Medal. War service: Middle East
Date of death6 February 1927
Place of burialHonolulu, Hawaii

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