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
Age at Enlistment	22 years old
Occupation	Engine driver
Religion	Church of England
Address	Newtown, Jarrahdale, Western Australia
Next of Kin	Father Mr Edwin Postivan 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
Medals	British War Medal Victory Medal

War Service

Returns to unit on 2 Jan 1917 after recovering from wounds. He later developed pleurisy in Jan 1918 which requires him to spend best part of 3 months in hospital and eventually sees him sent home to Australia. Hospitalised on return to Australia until 14 Sep 1918, and discharged as medically unfit 5th Military District 6 Oct 1918.

Kalgoorlie Sun 15 Jul 1917 p.3 reports that Cyril Arthur Woodland of Jarrahdale had been Gassed.

Post War

28 Apr 1920 Married Mary Connell.