Cyril Arthur Woodland

Cyril Arthur Woodland

Australia's Fighting Sons of the Empire page 197
Personal Information
Date of Birth	not known
Place of Birth	Perth Western Australia
Death	16 Sep 1947
Place of Death	Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Age at Enlistment	22 years old
Description	5'8" (1.73m) tall; weight 150 lbs (68kg); dark complexion, dark brown eyes, black hair.
Occupation	Engine driver
Religion	Church of England
Address	Newtown, Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father Mr Edwin Portman Woodland
Military Information
Reg Number	6111
Date of Enlistment	8 Mar 1916
Rank	Private
Unit/Formation	16th Battalion, 19th Reinforcement
Date of Embarkation	9 Aug 1916 - 25 Sep 1916
Ship Embarked On	HMAT A28 Miltiades
Date of Return	21 Jul 1918 - 11 Sep 1918
Ship Returned On	HMAT A36 Boonah
Fate	Wounded in Action 11 Jun 1917 Messines (gassed)
Monument	Jarrahdale Honour Roll ANZAC Memorial Park (Byford)
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

Pre War

Electoral Roll entries - 1916 Newtown, Jarrahdale, fireman

War Service

Entered Blackboy Hill camp on 8 Mar 1916 and on 12 Apr 1916 he was allocated to the 19th reinforcement draft for the 16th Battalion, travelling with them to England.

Following a further 3 months training with the 4th Training Battalion at Codford in England, Cyril proceeded overseas to France aboard HMT Princesse Clementine from Folkestone on 21 Dec 1916.

In France he was taken on the strength of the 16th Battalion on 2 Jan 1917 as they were on the move to Mametz. From 10 May until 28 May 1917 he was in hospital with the 56th Casualty Clearing Station recovering from influenza, and on his return he participated in the attack on German positions on the Messines ridge during 8 & 9 Jun 1917. Several days later he was the victim of gas shells, perhaps because of his earlier illness, and was evacuated from the battle field.

He rejoined the 16th Battalion on 27 Aug 1917 at Neuve Eglis where the battalion was re-equipping and training in preparation for another turn in the front lines.

He later developed pleurisy on 9 Jan 1918 which required him to spend best part of 3 months in hospital. Treated in turn by the 77th Field Ambulance, then the 2nd casualty Clearing Station and then the 2nd Australian General Hospital in Wimereux.

Evacuated to England aboard HMHS Western Australia, on 29 Jan 1918 he was admitted to the 1st London General Hospital in Camberwell, remaining in hospital until 2 Apr 1918, when he was discharged to the 1st Australian Auxiliary Hospital. sent to No.2 Command Depot at Weymouth.

Eventually he was sent home to Australia. Hospitalised on return to Australia until 14 Sep 1918, before being discharged as medically unfit by the 5th Military District on 6 Oct 1918.

Newspaper reports that Cyril Arthur Woodland of Jarrahdale had been Gassed.

Post War

28 Apr 1920 Married Mary Gemmell Connell. Son Edwin WP born 20 Mar 1921.

Electoral Roll entries - 1922 - 1943 Jarrahdale, engine-driver

External Links

• AIF Project
• RSL Virtual War Memorial