Andrew WOODLEY

Regimental number10/4218
Date of birth19 November 1895
Place of birthTimaru
ReligionMethodist
OccupationFarmer
Marital statusSingle
Age at embarkation20
Height5' 8"
Weight161 lbs
Next of kinFather, A Woodley, Eketahuna
Previous military serviceNil
Enlistment date13 December 1915
Place of enlistmentTrentham
Rank on embarkationPrivate
Enlistment statusVolunteer
Unit nameNew Zealand Expeditionary Force, 11th Reinforcements, Wellington Infantry Battalion, B Company
Embarkation detailsUnit embarked from Wellington on 1 April 1916
The Infantry component of the 11th Reinforcements left New Zealand on board two ships ('Maunganui' and 'Tahiti'). It is not possible from the Nominal Roll to determine on which ship an individual embarked. The Nominal Roll gives the date of departure as 1 April 1916; harbour records indicate that the actual date of embarkation was 2 April 1916.
Final rankPrivate
Final unit2nd Battalion, Wellington Infantry Regiment
FateDied of wounds 22 September 1916
Age at death from cemetery records20
Place of burialSt Nicholas' Churchyard (Plot A, Row 6, Grave No 5), Brockenhurst, Hampshire, England
Miscellaneous information from
  cemetery records
Father: Albert Woodley, Eketahuna
Other details

War Service: Egypt, Western Front

Embarked Wellington, 2 April 1916; disembarked Suez, 3 May 1916.

Embarked Alexandria to join the British Expeditionary Force, 20 May 1916; joined Bn, in the field, 27 June 1916.

Wounded in action, 14 September 1916 (gun shot wound, head), and admitted to XX Corps Dressing Station; transferred to 8th General Hospital, Rouen, 18 September 1916; to England, 19 September 1916, and admitted to No 1 NZ General Hospital, Brockenhurst.

Died of wounds, 22 September 1916.

Medals: British War Medal, Victory Medal
SourcesNominal Roll Vol. 2: Roll 28, p. 10
Archives New Zealand (Wellington), Agency AABK, Series 18805, File 22025069

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