Charles Albert WOODS

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Service Number:	2194
Enlisted:	30 August 1915, Inverell, New South Wales
Last Rank:	Private
Last Unit:	30th Infantry Battalion
Born:	Meroo Meadow, Nowra, New South Wales, Australia, 4 March 1895
Home Town:	Inverell, Inverell, New South Wales
Schooling:	Not yet discovered
Occupation:	Dairy Farmer
Died:	Killed in Action, Fromelles, France, 20 July 1916, aged 21 years
Cemetery:	VC Corner Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, France Panel 3, VC Corner Australian Cemetery and Memorial, Fromelles, Lille, Nord Pas de Calais, France
Memorials:	Australian War Memorial Roll of Honour, Inverell & District Memorial Olympic Pool WW1 Honour Roll, Inverell War Memorial, V.C. Corner Australian Cemetery Memorial

30 Aug 1915:	Enlisted AIF WW1, Private, 2194, 30th Infantry Battalion, Inverell, New South Wales
16 Feb 1916:	Involvement Private, 2194, 30th Infantry Battalion, --- :embarkation_roll: roll_number: '16' embarkation_place: Sydney embarkation_ship: HMAT Ballarat embarkation_ship_number: A70 public_note: ''
16 Feb 1916:	Embarked Private, 2194, 30th Infantry Battalion, HMAT Ballarat, Sydney
20 Jul 1916:	Involvement AIF WW1, Private, 2194, 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)
Date unknown:	Involvement 30th Infantry Battalion, Fromelles (Fleurbaix)

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Son of Alfred Henry and Emma Ada WOODS

23 March 1916 - Disembarked Suez

1 April 1916 - Proceeded to join 30th Battalion from 8th Training Battalion at Zeitoun

1 April 1916 - Taken on strength 30 Battalion at Ferry Post

16 June 1916 - Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force

23 June 1916 - Disembarked Marseilles, France

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal

On 12 August 1926 his father's residence was 5 Mabel Street, Hurstsville, Sydney, New South Wales