WOODS B.R.

Given Names:  Bertie Reginald

Service Number:  2487

Unit:  59th Battalion, 5th reinforcements                                                                           

Rank:  Private  

Paybook Number: 

Age:  32 Yrs  5 Mths

Occupation:  Telegraphist                                                                                               

Marital Status:  Single

Religion:  Church of England

PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION           

Height:  5 Ft  6¾ In                  

Weight:  142 Lbs

Chest:  33-38 In

Hair:  Brown

Eyes:  Blue

Complexion:  Fresh

ENLISTMENT

Date Enlisted:  5/6/1916

Place:  Melbourne

Next of Kin:  MOTHER  Mrs Emma Woods

Parkview Road, Manly, New South Wales                                                                          

Embarkation Date:  25/9/1916

Port:  Melbourne                                       

Ship:  HMAT Shropshire A9

END OF WAR 

Status:  Returned to Australia

Ship:  Somali   

Embarked:  10/12/1918                             

Disembarked:  8/2/1919

Unit:  59th Battalion                                                                                                                      

Rank:  Lance Corporal

Discharge Date:  6/4/1919                         

Place:  Melbourne

MEDALS AND AWARDS

14/15 Star:  Not earned

British War Medal:  54800

Victory Medal:  53285

Other:   

BIRTH

Date or Year:  7/12/1884

Place:  Temora, New South Wales           

Father:  Henry J. WOODS                       

Mother:  Emily A.

MARRIAGE

Year:              

Place:             

Spouse:  

DEATH

Date or Year: 1970                                 

Place: St. Leonards, New South Wales     

Burial:  ,

SERVICE RECORD HIGHLIGHTS

Wounded in action 4/7/1918; gun shot wound, finger & knee

MEMORIALS

Kew War Memorial

WORLD WAR 2 SERVICE

Service Number:  N105852                                     

Date Enlisted:  11/2/1941                                        

Date Discharged:  12/11/1945

COMMENTS

Address was 26 Studley Avenue, Kew on enlistment