Regimental number | 15827 |
Date of birth | |
Place of birth | Warrington, England |
Religion | Church of England |
Occupation | Labourer |
Marital status | Married |
Age at embarkation | 33 |
Height | 5' 6.25" |
Weight | 154 lbs |
Next of kin | Wife, Charlotte Anne Woods, Portland, Port Adelaide, South Australia |
Previous military service | Served for 10.5 months Home Service; previously rejected for enlistment on account of teeth. |
Enlistment date | |
Place of enlistment | Adelaide, South Australia |
Unit name | Australian Army Service Corps, November 1917 Reinforcements |
Embarkation details | Unit embarked from Sydney, New South Wales, on board SS Port Darwin on |
Rank from Nominal Roll | Private |
Unit from Nominal Roll | Australian Mounted Division Train |
Fate | Returned to Australia |
Discharge date | |
Other details |
War service: embarked Sydney, 30 April 1918; disembarked Suez, 7 June 1918. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 25 July 1918 (corneal ulcer); transferred to Rest Camp, Port Said, 15 August 1918; marched in to Central Training Depot, 1 September 1918; marched out to AASC Training Depot, 26 September 1918. Admitted to 2nd Australian Stationary Hospital, Moascar, 6 October 1918 (corneal ulcer); transferred to Rest Camp, Port Said, 29 October 1918; marched in to AASC Training Depot, Moascar, 7 November 1918. Taken on strength, 35th Company, AASC, Australian Mounted Division Train, in the field, 27 November 1918. Sick to hospital, 15 January 1919; admitted to 14th Australian General Hospital, Abbassia, 24 January 1919 (pleurodynia); transferred to Suez for embarkation for Australia. Commenced return to Australia from Kantara on board HT 'Euripides', 16 March 1919; disembarked, Adelaide, 22 April 1919; discharged (medically unfit: debility), Adelaide, 20 May 1919. War service: 1 year 101 days (of which 358 days were abroad) Medal: British War Medal Death attributed to war service. |
Miscellaneous details | Name does not appear on Embarkation Roll. |
Date of death | |
Age at death | 65 |
Place of burial | Cheltenham Cemetery, Adelaide, South Australia |
Sources | NAA: B2455, WOODS Harold |